The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Author: Barrows, Annie, Shaffer, Mary Ann

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 March 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 272 pages
194 x 172 x 11 | 190g

The beloved, life-affirming international bestseller which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide - now a major film starring Lily James, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton'I cant remember the last time I discovered a novel as smart and delightful as this one Treat yourself to this book, please I cant recommend it highly enough' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray LoveTo give them hope she must tell their storyIts 1946. The war is over, and Juliet Ashton has writers block. But when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey a total stranger living halfway across the Channel, who has come across her name written in a second hand book she enters into a correspondence with him, and in time with all the members of the extraordinary Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Through their letters, the society tell Juliet about life on the island, their love of books and the long shadow cast by their time living under German occupation. Drawn into their irresistible world, Juliet sets sail for the island, changing her life forever.