| The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society unabridged on 7 CDS in hard, vinyl box |  | Author: Mary Ann Shaffer And Annie Barrows
Publisher: Books on Tape
Category: Book
Buy New: $69.99
Rating:  371 reviews
Sales Rank: 1011909
Media: Audio CD
ASIN: B001F4TPS8
Publication Date: 2008
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Condition: NEW ABRIDGED SET
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Product Description
Historical fiction set in London, 1946. A writer finds the subject for her next bok in a letter from a man she'd never met.
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 Love this book January 6, 2009
You know you love a book when you hold it to your heart when you are finished and you are sorry it's over. This has to be the best book I have read in a long time...and I read a LOT..
This book is a treat and I encourage everyone to read it
I dearly loved it
Joan Omstead
Fascinating history in letter form January 6, 2009
The quirky characters come to life via letters in this wonderful read that also educates about life during and post WWII. I found myself drawn in immediately and didn't want this book to end.
Exactly what you need on a cold and rainy winter night January 6, 2009
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was an absolute joy. Wonderful story. Hate to be cliche but made me laugh and cry. Smiling at the end. Sometimes thats all you need.
 Appreciating Literature Through Letters January 5, 2009
This book is composed entirely of letters. It follows the protagonist, Juliet, who's a struggling author. She is trying to find an idea to write a new book. An opportunity comes up when she receives a letter from a man called Dawsey from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which is basically just a literary appreciation society.
As they exchange letters, Juliet becomes more and more intrigued with their society. She is eventually led to the town of Guernsey where she meets a lot of the members from the society whom she has been exchanging letters with.
I loved this book. I think Mary Ann Shaffer painted a lovely picture of all characters through these exchange of letters. We are able to appreciate each characters' attributes and flaws through these letters and can understand them through Juliet's eyes.
Delightful narrative voice makes for easy reading of emotional tale January 4, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I heard an interview with one of the authors on NPR, which made the book sound so interesting that I bought it at my next opportunity. The book lived up to all my expectations. Told through the use of correspondence between characters, the story is fast-paced and gripping. The heroine comes to feel like a good friend.
Set in time shortly after World War II, the book offers a view of post-War London that feels so real that I can almost smell the smoke. Buildings are still in rubble, and the people have lost any sense of safety. Safety has fled the island of Guernsey, as well. Or rather, it was chased away by the Nazis who occupied the island for years during the war. Juliet, an author, receives an intriguing letter from a resident of Guernsey and bit by bit, she (and the readers) come to know the seldom told tale of the occupation.
The book is filled with lots of humor to keep things from being too heavy, but with an emotional realism that grips the heart. I highly recommend it.
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