The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society / Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.
The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton (nom de plume Bickerstaff) writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate and not-so-articulate neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors (Shaffer died earlier this year) for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385340991
- ISBN: 0385340990
- ISBN: 9780385341004
- ISBN: 0385341008
- ISBN: 9781741751680
- ISBN: 1741751683
- ISBN: 9781984801814
- ISBN: 1984801813
- Physical Description: 278 pages : maps ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.Maps on lining papers.
- Target Audience Note:
- 930L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 11 148856.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC SHA (Text) | 30229100573657 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | FIC SHA (Text) | 30229100573640 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
