I caught wind of this book from various sources, wanted to read it, but could never quite remember the name when I was at the library. So, I finally did a internet search with the words "Guernsey" and "Potato" because that is all I could remember. Lucky for me, the internet delivered. Handing me this complete gem of a book. War makes for a tender subject, often too depressing to really enjoy- especially WWII. Those darn Nazis were truly abominable. Guernsey, a little island in the English Channel, was occupied by the Germans for several years during the war. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society walks us through the occupation and beyond- all in letter form! Truly, I thought the entire book, composed of only correspondence, would drive me crazy. But I found I quickly forgot about the format, and just hungered to read the next letter! Who doesn't love getting a letter, anyway? There is love, death, forgiveness, compassion, friendship, generosity, adversity, twist and turns- all wrapped in great humor and depth and sent through the post. No sooner had I finished it then I tossed it on daughter #1's bed with a post it- "read me". She finished in a few days, and started mooning away, loving it too. It is now on daughter #2's bedside table.
READ ME.
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