The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 9780747596684 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780747596684 Global Overview for this book
9 journalers for this copy...
This was sent to me by a friend who said it was one of her favourite reads in 2009. I am taking it with me on holidays to Puerto Vallarta next week and if I finish it while I am there, I will release it in Mexico.
ETA - didn't read it so it's back on my TBR pile!
ETA again! March 23rd
I will finish this book tonight and if the last 40 pages are like the rest, it is a lovely story. Sad and funny and inspiring and just a feel good book. It is on several wishlists so I will offer it as a bookring. I'll put my final rating once I finish the book.
March 24th
This was a great book. The ending was perfect and I really enjoyed it!
From the Publisher
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.
ETA - didn't read it so it's back on my TBR pile!
ETA again! March 23rd
I will finish this book tonight and if the last 40 pages are like the rest, it is a lovely story. Sad and funny and inspiring and just a feel good book. It is on several wishlists so I will offer it as a bookring. I'll put my final rating once I finish the book.
March 24th
This was a great book. The ending was perfect and I really enjoyed it!
From the Publisher
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.
Here is the order. It will ship this week.
1. keeta1 (NZ, ship Aus or NZ)
2. bekohn (Aus, ship anywhere)
3. wendyv (Aus, ship anywhere)
4. hyper7 (South Africa, ship anywhere)
5. bookmaniac70 (Bulgaria, Eur ship prefer)
6. simson-shilitoe (Germany, ship anywhere)
7. tohweiee (China, ship anywhere) - it's here!
8. peace-filled (Canada, CDN/USA ship prefer)
Please make sure that you journal when you receive the book and journal your review. I love reading what others thought of the books that I enjoyed. Please keep it moving within a month which shouldn't be hard as it is a little book! Enjoy!
April 10th - This book is now travelling to New Zealand by letter mail so it should arrive within a couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
1. keeta1 (NZ, ship Aus or NZ)
2. bekohn (Aus, ship anywhere)
3. wendyv (Aus, ship anywhere)
4. hyper7 (South Africa, ship anywhere)
5. bookmaniac70 (Bulgaria, Eur ship prefer)
6. simson-shilitoe (Germany, ship anywhere)
7. tohweiee (China, ship anywhere) - it's here!
8. peace-filled (Canada, CDN/USA ship prefer)
Please make sure that you journal when you receive the book and journal your review. I love reading what others thought of the books that I enjoyed. Please keep it moving within a month which shouldn't be hard as it is a little book! Enjoy!
April 10th - This book is now travelling to New Zealand by letter mail so it should arrive within a couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Journal Entry 3 by 
keeta1
from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Saturday, April 17, 2010
keeta1 from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Saturday, April 17, 2010
This book arrived today...yay! After all the good reviews, I am really looking forward to reading it.
I'm about halfway through another book at the moment, but shouldn't be much longer and then this one.
Thanks Kimmi for sending it all the way over to New Zealand.
I'm about halfway through another book at the moment, but shouldn't be much longer and then this one.
Thanks Kimmi for sending it all the way over to New Zealand.
Journal Entry 4 by keeta1 from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
keeta1 from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I really enjoyed this book....it certainly lived up to it's reviews!
It has a bit of everything, from tears to LOL moments, romance to the horror of the war.
Lovely characters.
I'll PM the next reader in line now and hope they enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks again Kimmi.
It has a bit of everything, from tears to LOL moments, romance to the horror of the war.
Lovely characters.
I'll PM the next reader in line now and hope they enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks again Kimmi.
Journal Entry 5 by keeta1 at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 23, 2010
keeta1 at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 23, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (4/22/2010 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to bekoh today.
Sent to bekoh today.
Received today. I'm sick at the moment and lying on the couch all day devouring books so I should have this finished quickly (if only the daytime naps didn't keep happening).
One of the best books I have read all year. This reminded me a lot of Nancy Mitford. I wish I could keep it so I can read it again. I guess I'll have to go & buy a copy.
Released 13 yrs ago (5/11/2010 UTC) at By Mail, Book Ring -- Controlled Releases
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Posted to Wendy today.
Posted to Wendy today.
Thank you Behoh! Arrived today. I am looking forward to aweekend of reading!
19th May, 2010:
I loved it! I really, really, really loved it. I found the characters suberb - I especially liked Dawsey, I have to say I would have considered a move to Guernsey myself! I loved the thread of kindness that ran through the novel from all charcters. I must get my own copy of this book. Thank you so much for including me in the ring!
Hyper7 has asked to be skipped so will pm next in line now....
19th May, 2010:
I loved it! I really, really, really loved it. I found the characters suberb - I especially liked Dawsey, I have to say I would have considered a move to Guernsey myself! I loved the thread of kindness that ran through the novel from all charcters. I must get my own copy of this book. Thank you so much for including me in the ring!
Hyper7 has asked to be skipped so will pm next in line now....
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Enjoy!
Enjoy!
The book arrived here. I`m taking it to read on my business trip.
This book travelled with me to Austria and made such a nice companion during long hours in the bus. I enjoyed it very much. It was full of good stories and extraordinary characters!
Sent to next participant.
Journal Entry 14 by Simson-Shilitoe at Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg, Alsace France on Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The book has arrived safely last week with 3 other rays.
Thank you "bookmaniac70" for posting.
Thank you "Kimmi" for sharing.
Thank you "bookmaniac70" for posting.
Thank you "Kimmi" for sharing.
Journal Entry 15 by Simson-Shilitoe at Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg, Alsace France on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
I finished reading this a few days ago, but just now had the chance to make my JE.It's a really strong and fantastic little book. Thanks a lot for sharing.
The uploaded journal picture shows a sunrise at Guernsey.
Shaffer's debut novel, written with her niece Barrow, is an original account of one writer's relationship with a member of a unique book club formed as an alibi to protect its members from arrest at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. With a small cast of gifted narrators including Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerdan, John Lee, Rosalyn Landor and the enjoyable Juliet Mills, this production is first-class from top to bottom. The narrators' British dialects, each quite regional and equally as different as they are ear-pleasing, serve the story well and allow Shaffer's words to leap from the page into the hearts and minds of her readers. The final result is an almost theatrical experience with a plethora of enthusiastic performances.
Journal Entry 16 by Simson-Shilitoe at Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (7/23/2010 UTC) at Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
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Will post the book to China on Friday (23.07.2010). Happy reading, tohweiee!
Picked the book up from school an hour ago :) The book had been waiting for me for two weeks. It got delivered a day after I had left for my vacation and I only came back yesterday nite. I can't wait to get started... will do so after I finish the book I'm currently reading.
Thank you Simson-Shilitoe! Especially for the chocolate and the postcard. I've yet to taste the choc but it sure looks good! Thank you so much!
Thank you Simson-Shilitoe! Especially for the chocolate and the postcard. I've yet to taste the choc but it sure looks good! Thank you so much!
Absolutely delightful! I loved it! All the characters were quirky in an endearing way and I loved the language used. I think it would make an interesting book to be used in school for a reading or literature class. The language was decent, there wasn't anything that was unsuitable for children, none that I could recall, at least. I think I'm going to buy my own copy and lend it out to my friends :)
Will PM the next in line.
Will PM the next in line.
A thousand apologies for still hanging on to it long after I had finished reading. Had meant to mail it off a month ago but things got in the way. Anyway, it's finally on its way to Canada.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
This book arrived today and I am really looking forward to reading it. Does it go anywhere after me?
Yes! It comes home to me as one of my favourites. My mum has been patiently waiting for it to return to her.
End of the ring - mailing back to Kimmi in Kelowna.
This was a nice, feel good, kind of book.
This was a nice, feel good, kind of book.
Loved the adapted movie.
