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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Probably everyone has already read this book, so bear with me, because I only downloaded the audiobook recently. Needless to say, I loved it.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, is one of those books you never want to end. It's sweet, funny, and heart-breaking all at the same time. Set against post-World War II England, the story follows an author whose search for a good subject for her next book takes an unexpected turn when she gets a letter from a stranger who lives on the island of Guernsey.

The book is chock full of characters who tell stories about their lives during the German occupation of Guernsey. Its brilliance lies in the fact that none of these tales is boring, and all of them are intertwined. I kept wondering if the authors had interviewed actual survivors of the occupation, or stumbled on their own treasure trove of letters from that era; the details in the stories seemed so real.

This is story-telling at its best. If by some chance you haven't read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society yet, make sure you pick it up soon.