The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Random House Publishing Group, May 5, 2009 - Fiction - 290 pages

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

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Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

User Review  - Emily Fuentes - Goodreads

"Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones" Isola nailed it. I have read so many wonderful books, it is difficult for me to like those that are substandard (even if they have a good ...

Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

User Review  - Elmbs - Goodreads

A sweet little book with a disappointing ending. I think I would have preferred it written as a traditional novel instead of epistolary. It did spur me to learn about the Channel Islands, which sound like a neat place to visit.

About the author

Mary Ann Shaffer who passed away in February 2008, worked as an editor, librarian, and in bookshops. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was her first novel.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; Random House reader's circle; Reader's circle
• Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2009
• ISBN: 0385341008, 9780385341004
• Length: 290 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Literary