The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008) (edit title/settings)

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“Lovely book about the joys and benefits of reading and book groups. It actually gives a very vivid picture of the Nazi occupation of Guernsey Isle.”

• Rated 5 stars

“My favorite book of 2009! I hope the movie does the book justice.”

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“Interesting book about life in 1946, including some sad stories about Nazi occupation. The entire book is a collection of letters and telegrams, but told in a very lively manner. Note: I don't like or agree with every single thing in this book, but that can be said for most of the books I read.”

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“This was a read for our library's book discussion. It was written in letter format which made an interesting layout.”

• Rated 4 stars

“An interesting glimpse into life on Guernsey during WWII Nazi occupation. There is a bit of romance too and the characters are enjoyable. ”

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“Loved this book! During the WWII Nazi occupation of Guernsey, one of the English channel islands, a group of locals and transplanted Londoners cast their lot together, ostensibly as members of a book club but eventually as dear friends who must protect and save one another. (Faced with limited food, they share Potato Peel Pie at their meetings.) As a reader, you're drawn in to their stories through the personal letters they exchanged, giving you a sense you're peeking at private details and events that unfold over time. Charming, lighthearted, sad, historical and, mostly, very enjoyable.”

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“Life in Nazi-occupied Guernsey was very hard, for the residents, for the slave workers imported by the Nazis, and sometimes for the Germans themselves. Shortly after the end of World War II, a member of the G.L.P.P.P.S. contacts Juliet and a correspondence develops between them, which broadens to include members and non-members when Juliet decides to document war-time island happenings. Travelling to Guernsey to meet the Society members, Juliet takes up residence in the cottage of a former resident, transported and ultimately murdered by the Nazis. How she comes to remain resident on the island is something I shall not spoil the story by telling you. Read this, shed the odd tear, have one or two laughs. Not my usual reading fare at all, but I obviously enjoyed it, as I read it to the end of the Afterword. 8/10”

• Rated 4 stars

“OK, so I'm a girly man. I loved this book!”

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“Novel of the German occupation of Guernsey told through a series of letters among the characters. While the story and characters are delightful, the occupation was a brutal time of slavery and betrayal.”

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“This book is widely available at airport bookstores, and perhaps for that reason (book snob that I am), I had been avoiding it, until in an act of despiration I picked it up. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. At first it seems as if it is going to be a sentimental novel about a number of quirky and loveable characters on Guernsey Island, just after WWII. But it actually has some very interesting bits of history about the German occupation of the island, and some parts that are not light hearted at all. It's a fast read, but quite good.”