This is a novel set in post-WWII England. The book centers around Juliet Ashton, a writer, on tour with a book she just wrote. She was known for her humorous wartime newspaper columns. The book she wrote is a collection of these columns. She now desires to write a book different then the one she just wrote.
The Guernsey Literary...is a novel set in England and told through letters. Juliet receives a letter from a stranger, Dawsey Adams, in Guernsey who found her address in a used book, and so begins a correspondence with the man, and gradually more and more of the Guernsey Islanders started writing to Juliet. (I must say, that half way through the novel, I wanted to know where Guernsey was, so out came the world atlas, and I found where it was located.)
Through the letters a tale unfolds of how the war affected the islanders, and why the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society came about.
This novel is a work of historical fiction told through the characters letters.
I enjoyed reading the book and I give it 3***.
I borrowed this book from the library.
I really want to read this one.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book!
ReplyDeleteHi Ann! This sounds like one I'd like. I particularly like novels set around WWII. Thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteDear Gigi Ann,
ReplyDeleteI read and reviewed this epistolary book, and thought it was great. I'm glad that you also enjoyed it. Have a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely,
Suko
I have a book about letters of love and longing in war's aftermath."The Hours After" by Gerda Weissmann Klein.
ReplyDeleteI will have to put your book on my list.
I have a copy of this, bought on a whim at a local book shop. I began reading it, but it didn't grab me instantly, so I moved on.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should give it another try! I promise I will. :)
I gave it a 4 Gigi and decided to have a Rename it contest, lol.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very good, I have thsi on my wishlist.
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I quite enjoyed it once I got used to the letter style.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book too and I found it really taught me about a part of WWII that I otherwise had no idea about. Great review!
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