Saturday, December 5th
2:00 pm
Big Borders
We will be talking about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
From Publishers Weekly:
The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer, Dawsey Adams, finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate—and not-so-articulate—neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident—including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation—and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life—as will readers. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer, Dawsey Adams, finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate—and not-so-articulate—neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident—including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation—and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life—as will readers. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
I'm about half way through this book and I completely agree with the review above! It's very intriguing but at times hard to figure out which letter is from whom; thankfully that information is provided at the beginning of each letter. Yes, the book is written in letter format, which makes for an easy read- so no one should be complaining!!
I would also like to take this time to thank a few people for showing up to the last meeting in October, where I encouraged them to read Howl's Moving Castle (see previous entries for more information on this novel.) So, Thank You to Jeremy Morton, his sister Danielle and their father, Sue Pircsh, Stephen Holding, and Sara Riley. It was nice having fellow students as well as adults show up. Thank you so much and I hope to you see you all there again! (I'm sorry if I've spelt your names wrong).
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