The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

This was another book club book - this one chosen by Meghan.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and is set in 1946 in London, England and on the island of Guernsey which is just off the coast of England. 

The book begins when the main character, Juliet Ashton, a writer recieves a letter from a stranger who just happens to be one of the founding members of the Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society.  He asks of her a favour, to find other books by and author he has come to enjoy and this is how Juliet begins her involvement with the people of Guernsey. 

The entire book is told through a series of letters.  Characters writting to Juliet, Juliet responding, and at times characters writing to each other.  Juliet learns how the society was started during the German occupation of Guernsey throughout WW2.  She quickly begins to adore the members of the society and decides to visit Guernsey and write a book about their memories of the German occupation there.

When Juliet arrives in Guernsey, she is immediately greeted as a long lost friend by the members of the society with whom she has been corrosponding.  She realises that she has not only found a story for a new book, but possibly a new home for a lost soul such as herself.

This book was fantastic!  So many memorable characters who made me laugh and cry right along with them.  So thankful for our book club because I may have not picked this book up had it not been for them.  A great read and at times shocking (I didn't know some of the things discussed about the war).