The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I told you I planned on doing some book reviews on here so share the great books I read. I finally got the chance to read a book! The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows is a New York times Bestseller. It was a fast read and easy to follow. It is written as a series of letters between the characters. The main is Juliet a writer from London. The book takes places shortly after World War Two has ended. Europe is still dealing with the effects of the war and coming to terms with the changes in everyone's lives. Juliet gets a letter from a man after he found her name in a book on the island of Guernsey. From their the story unfolds and as Juliet writes, her life becomes entwined with the lives of her new friends on Guernsey. She longs to meet them and make them part of her life forever.

This book grabs you from the beginning and pulls you in. I found myself drinking up the references to the war and seeing how these people struggled and coped. I was unaware of the German occupation of the islands and found myself fascinated by the complex relationships that developed and strategies used to cope with all of the war difficulties. I loved the letters from different characters and seeing the story unfold from the eyes of so many participants. There is humor, tragedy, triumph, and love combined with eccentric characters who pull you into their family.

I love the book and highly recommend it to everyone!