The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

This was an interesting way to construct a story about the German occupation of the island of Guernsey.

By chance, Juliet gets pulled into the lives of a group of people on the island. She receives a letter from a man she’s never met who finds her name in a book.

He mentions the eccentric book society and how it came to be. She is drawn into their world through correspondence exchanged between herself and the members.

Full of warmth and humor, the letters paint a picture of their lives. When Juliet travels to meet them, she finds so much more than she ever thought possible. Her life is forever changed by the people, the island, and the family she forms there.

I don’t usually enjoy epistolary writing but this story was quite extraordinarily constructed in a way that captured my heart and mind. I just wanted more.

I loved how the story began with a common love of books. I loved Isola’s description of her large nose and falling off a chicken coop. The backstory of the name for the group was creative and fitting. The ending was beautiful. 4/5⭐