I was blown away by this book. Simple, everyday living by a local parapalegic, living in my own neighborhood. It is told with honesty, dignity and self deprecating humor.
I've been avoiding this book simply because it is so popular and what a mistake that was.
Set in post-war London, Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a Guernsey pig farmer who has found one of her old books and was wondering if she could tell him anything about the author (Charles Lamb) as Guernsey was occupied by the German army and thus cut off from the outside world. They write back and forth and Juliet falls in love with his stories about life on Guernsey during the German Occupation. Once she finds out about the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society she asks if they would possibly find time to write to her about their experiences as she thinks it would make a good article.
And it's this cast of small-town characters that linger well after the last page is turned - charming, distinctive, authentic and utterly addictive. No wonder Juliet feels compelled to leave London to meet them for herself. I wish I could!
I loved this book. I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters. And I had no idea Guernsey suffered so badly during the war. I may have taken my time to finally discover this book, but it will certainly linger. --Angela M.
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