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|  | Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
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Seller: airportplacebooks
Rating:  1299 reviews
Sales Rank: 144
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Thus.
Pages: 290
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0385341008
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780385341004
ASIN: 0385341008
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Acceptable: book has underlining, highlighting, wear to cover or corners, notes in margins, writing inside front cover or crease to cover but is intact and does not have missing pages. Overall integrity of book is acceptable. Cover is curling. (Airport Place Books does not ship on Saturdays and Sundays.)
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 Charming! August 26, 2010
F. Burke (Houston, TX)
This book is just so delightful, despite dealing with such a difficult time period and some very serious subjects. The characters are vivid, the prose is crisp, and the pages turn themselves. I found myself carefully reading the extras (the addendum, dedications, etc) and then rereading it immediately to find out if I missed anything. I highly recommend it.
A fantastic heart-warming read August 23, 2010
Carolyn
I love books set in the World War II time period, and this was no different. Most of the books out there are based on the larger cities, but reading about how the war affected those in the small town of Guernsey was a take that I thoroughly enjoyed. Seeing as how reading and learning how to survive among the Nazi occupation brought this group together was very inspiring. Also, I loved how the book was written in letters between the different groups, so you were really able to get a sense of who the characters were and what drove them. I definitely definitely recommend this book!
Delightful August 21, 2010
Deborah Correnti (Chicago, IL USA)
This book was a delightful quick read. I normally do not like books written in letter form, but in this case it worked beautifully, revealing just a little more of each character in each letter and still managing to portray a central character without any letters. I knew very little about the occupation of Guernsey, so loved learning about this part of WW2. Enchanting characters in a unique setting. Great beach read.
The Guernsey Society Rocks! August 20, 2010
John
Extremely well written! Historical with all the realism of living thru WW11 on the Nazi occupied British island of Guernsey. You will not be able to put the book down; laughing and crying your way thru it! A must read for historical fiction lovers as well as true WW11 history buffs. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle)
Pure Delight August 20, 2010
C. Wharton (Indianapolis, IN USA)
A friend recommended I should read this book with the strange title; knowing nothing about it, I didn't want to invest in buying a new copy, so "Thank you, Amazon!" My used copy arrived shortly after ordering it; it was already broken in for my reading and handling of it, and I am soooo glad I did. It was a delightful experience: educational and enlightening to a period in history that has always grabbed my attention and my heart; pleasing to my "literary side" as the descriptions of the various characters emerged as believable, loveable personalities -- just what my imagination held for an islander Brit; emotionally multi-faceted, making me laugh, smile, shed a tear, and then to ponder the atrocities of life lived in war-time. I loved it and I've thanked my friend Jesse for recommending it.....and oh by the way, yes, I also recommend it!
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