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January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. ~authors website
About the Authors
Annie Barrows is the author of the children’s series Ivy and Bean, as well as The Magic Half. She lives in northern California.
Her aunt, Mary Ann Shaffer, who passed away in February 2008, worked as an editor, librarian, and in bookshops. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was her first novel.
Send a Letter
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society has inspired many of you to go back to the old way of correspondence. Now you have the opportunity to send a letter to one of your friends with this electronic Guernsey stationery. -->
Annotated List of Important Books in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Jane Austen- Pride and Prejudice. Isola plans on speaking about it at a meeting but her goat eats her notes (p. 234).
Emily Bronte- Wuthering Heights.One of Isola’s favorite books. She talks about Anne and Charlotte Bronte as well but doesn’t mention specific titles (p. 53).
Thomas Carlyle- Past and Present. The first book that Will Thisbee enjoys helps him “get a grip on Faith.” (p. 101).
Geoffrey Chaucer- The Canterbury Tales. Sidney’s favorite favorite book; the topic of a Society meeting (p. 243).
Charles Dickens- The Pickwick Papers. Amelia’s favorite – it lifts her spirits during the Occupation (p. 50).
Charles Lamb- Selected Essays of Elia. Dawsey has Juliet’s old copy; reason for his first letter to her (p. 9).- More Essays of Elia and Selected Letters. Juliet sends to Dawsey (p. 11).
Wilfred Owen- The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen. Owen’s poetry helps Clovis Fossey to describe his experiences in WWI (p. 72).
Rainer Maria Rilke- Collected poetry (exact title not specified). A gift from Christian to Elizabet6h, with the inscription, “For Elizabeth, who turns darkness into light.” (p. 259).
Seneca- Letters of Seneca. John Booker writes that Seneca and the Society keep him from being a drunk (p. 88).
William Shakespeare- Selections from Shakespeare. Eben Ramsey’s favorite book. He quotes Shakespeare when talking about the German troops landing on Guernsey (p. 63).
Oscar Wilde- An important author in the book—he writes a series of letters to Isola’s grandmother—but none of his works are specifically mentioned.
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