The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Dial Press
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 278 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man shed never met, a native of Guernsey, the British island once occupied by the Nazis. Hed come across her name on the flyleaf of a secondhand volume by Charles Lamb. Perhaps she could tell him where he might find more books by this author.As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, she is drawn into the world of this man and his friends, all members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a unique book club formed in a unique, spur-of-the-moment way: as an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the Germans.Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the Societys charming, deeply human members, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all. Through their letters she learns about their island, their taste in books, and the powerful, transformative impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds there will change her forever.Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Vie Society is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

ISBN: 9780385340991