The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

One of my quickest reads yet! This book was a page turner from start to finish and always left me wanting more. Usually the only time I have to read is right before bed, and I usually fall asleep while reading. Not with this book! I probably could have read it all in one sitting had time allowed. Written in a different format than I've ever read (which I found fantastically creative), in the form of letters between various characters in the book. Loosely based around the German occupation of the British island of Guernsey during the Second World War, it piqued my interest on both historical and fictional levels. It told of a much different day and age than we live now, by no means simpler or easier, but very different. I loved how people actually wrote to each other, with a pen and paper and sent it in the mail. I could just picture these delightful characters, checking their mail each day and finding these treasures from their far-off friends. Makes me want to sit down and write letters to all my friends and family, 1946 style.

This book gets two thumbs way up!