nbklx17 (Sandy)
It's A Good Book
EXPLORE: #243
I finished reading "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", and I liked it.
The setting is Guernsey Island, in the English Channel between England and France, in 1946, shortly after the end of World War II.
The book was written entirely as a series of letters, which I thought was an interesting technique. It was, in turns, a story of friendship, bravery, and how the love of books and reading can bring people together, and can help them transcend even the worst circumstances in life.
Woven through the story are descriptions of the occupation of Guernsey Island by the Germans during the war (based on actual facts). The conditions for the islanders were horrible during that time, and the story switches back and forth between budding friendships and love after the war, and the hardships and horrors that were endured during the war.
The occupation of Guernsey Island was a little-known chapter of the war, and this book tells the story of it wonderfully!
A touching and uplifting story of friendship, courage, heroism, and love - I liked it!
This is not a plug for Amazon, but here is more info. about the book:
www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Literary-Potato-Peel-Society/dp/0...
It's A Good Book
EXPLORE: #243
I finished reading "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", and I liked it.
The setting is Guernsey Island, in the English Channel between England and France, in 1946, shortly after the end of World War II.
The book was written entirely as a series of letters, which I thought was an interesting technique. It was, in turns, a story of friendship, bravery, and how the love of books and reading can bring people together, and can help them transcend even the worst circumstances in life.
Woven through the story are descriptions of the occupation of Guernsey Island by the Germans during the war (based on actual facts). The conditions for the islanders were horrible during that time, and the story switches back and forth between budding friendships and love after the war, and the hardships and horrors that were endured during the war.
The occupation of Guernsey Island was a little-known chapter of the war, and this book tells the story of it wonderfully!
A touching and uplifting story of friendship, courage, heroism, and love - I liked it!
This is not a plug for Amazon, but here is more info. about the book:
www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Literary-Potato-Peel-Society/dp/0...