London based writer Juliet Ashton is searching for a topic for her next book but her mind is blocked. When she gets a letter from a man from Guernsey who's bought a second-hand book with her address in it, she begins a correspondence with him. They discuss literature, to her amazement she learns that he, a pig farmer, is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. She's intrigued, what she hears about the group of booklovers and how the name was found thanks to the quick wit of young woman, rouses her interest. Soon other members correspond with her, too. After a while, they don't only discuss books but also write about personal ...  Read the complete review

I often swap bags of books with friends and colleagues as we all love reading. I usually read most books that are given to me but this was one of those random books that I wasn't enthralled by. The blurb on the back didn't appeal and the fact that it was written in the style of letters didn't inspire me to read it either so it lay on a small pile with a few other books that I didn't feel compelled to read. However one day, when short of reading material I decided to plunder this pile and force myself to read something out of it. I picked this one simply because it had the most interesting title although I was sure that it wouldn't be my sort of book. How wrong I ...  Read the complete review

As a title, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society may not exactly stimulate the taste buds but it certainly stimulated my curiosity and I felt compelled to read the book if only to find out what a Potato Peel Pie was. This is a quirky tale where endearing characters are blended with a love story and a taste of Guernsey's wartime history, in a charming confection which is both entertaining and heart warming. Juliet, a writer, is searching for a subject for a new book and receives a letter from one of the members of the The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. So begins a cross channel correspondence which introduces such quirky ...  Read the complete review

The novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society first attracted my attention because of its name, it is then that I read a few reviews of it and discovered that it had received a very positive response. It is written by Mary Ann Schaffer and her niece Annie Barrows. Schaffer tells of her relationship with Guernsey and her interest in its history at the back of the book, and this book was one she always wanted to write. Sadly poor health meant she was struggling to finish it, and here is where she asked her niece to step in and help her. Schaffer passed away a few years ago, but not before learning how well her book was received. The book is set ...  Read the complete review

Juliet Ashton is an author in London. It's 1946, and everywhere is still recovering from the war, and Juliet is unsure what to write about next. One day though, she receives a letter from a man named Dawsey Adams who lives at Guernsey. He has happened upon a book that once belonged to her, and spurred by their mutual love of reading, they begin to write letters to each other frequently. Dawsey reveals he is a member of something called the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which stirs some interest in Juliet. It's not long before she's writing frequent letters to other members of the society and as they begin to exchange letters, she begins to discover .  Read the complete review