Book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385340991 :
- ISBN: 0385340990
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Physical Description:
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277 p. : maps ; 22 cm. - Publisher: New York, N.Y. : The Dial Press : Random House, 2009, 2008.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- Fiction Women authors -- Fiction London (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction Guernsey (Channel Islands) -- Fiction England -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Epistolary fiction. Epistolary fiction. Historical fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Book clubs (Discussion groups) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Bowen Island Public Library | F SHA (Text) | 30947000433629 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In 1946, as England emerges from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey and his eccentric friends, who tell her about their island, the books they love, German occupation, and the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. 75,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. - Blackwell North Amer
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 she'd never met, a native of Guernsey, the British island once occupied by the Nazis. He'd 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 Society's 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. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠NOW A NETFLIX FILM â¢Â A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.
âTreat yourself to this book, pleaseâI canât recommend it highly enough.ââElizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
âI wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.â 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 sheâs never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . . .
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friendsâand what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyâborn as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their islandâboasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the societyâs members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.
Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.
Praise for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
âA jewel . . . Poignant and keenly observed, Guernsey is a small masterpiece about love, war, and the immeasurable sustenance to be found in good books and good friends.ââPeople
âA book-loverâs delight, an implicit and sometimes explicit paean to all things literary.ââChicago Sun-Times
âA sparkling epistolary novel radiating wit, lightly worn erudition and written with great assurance and aplomb.ââThe Sunday Times (London)
âCooked perfectly à point: subtle and elegant in flavour, yet emotionally satisfying to the finish.ââThe Times (London)
