The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
It's 1946, and as Juliet Ashton sits at her desk in her Chelsea flat, she is stumped. A writer of witty newspaper columns during the war, she can't think of what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance he's acquired a book Juliet once owned - and, emboldened by their mutual love of books, they begin a correspondence. Dawsey is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and it's not long before the rest of the members write to Juliet - including the gawky Isola, who makes home-made potions, Eben, the fisherman who loves Shakespeare, and Will Thisbee, rag-and-bone man and chef of the famous potato peel pie. As letters fly back and forth, Juliet comes to know the extraordinary personalities of the Society and their lives under the German occupation of the island. Entranced by their stories, Juliet decides to visit the island to meet them properly - and unwittingly turns her life upside down.
Mary Ann Shaffer wrote The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society when she was a retired bookseller and librarian, in her seventies. She died in 2008, just before her book was published.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781741751680 |
| ISBN 10 | 1741751683 |
| Title | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society |
| Author | Mary Ann Shaffer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Year published | 2008-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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