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A True Delight!
What a wonderful book! Having just finished this one, I am still smiling and thinking of the characters. Had I the time and money, I'd be booking a trip for Guernsey right this minute. As it is, I feel as though I've already visited and been made to feel at home.Set in both London and Guernsey Island, this novel follows author Juliet as she becomes friends with the inhabitants of the island shortly after the end of World War 2. Told in epistolary style, Juliet learns of the occupied island and its deprivations, as well as the resounding spirit of the people who live there. As she writes, she becomes more and more intrigued with the stories of the people who survived the hard times, and she decides to create a book based on their experiences. In order to gather more information, Juliet moves temporarily to the island and soon finds herself immsersed in the culture and relationships.This is absolutely one of the most delightful books I've read all year...
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July 25, 2008 (Nashville, TN USA) | Helpful Votes: 372 | Rating: 5

For Lovers Of Literature And Life
I wasn't that eager to read this lovely book. The title sounded silly and I've read a few other books that were told entirely in the form of notes or letters like this one and I wasn't too impressed. And an aunt and her niece authoring a book together? I couldn't imagine it. Yet, miraculously, THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY manages to offer wonderful well rounded characters, a genuine sense of historic time and geographic place, some real inspiring stories of courage under hardship during World War II and a sweet if rather predictable love story.The book takes place in England during the mid 1940's when the country was recovering from the effects of the long war years. The central character of the novel is Juliet, a thirty something single Londoner who has had some success writing a humorous newspaper column and is now looking for a book subject. Through chance and a mutual love of the power of literature Juliet begins corresponding with a group of...
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July 21, 2008 (Boulder, CO) | Helpful Votes: 243 | Rating: 5

Wonderful
During World War II, the Germans occupied Guernsey in the Channel Islands, so close to France that, apparently, you could see cars on the highway on a clear day. The Germans built heavy fortifications against the islanders, built a concentration camp on Guernsey, and Guernsey's children were evacuated to England.Juliet Ashton is an author looking for her next great idea, when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams, who lives on Guernsey, about Charles Lamb, to whose works we was introduced through the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. The Society came to be in an unusual fashion: one evening after curfew, on their way home, some of its members were stopped by German soldiers, and Elizabeth McKenna had to make something up on the spot. Over time, the members got together whenever they could to talk about what they'd read. That's how Isola, for example, became addicted to Wuthering Heights.Juliet lives in a London that was decimated by war; her...
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July 25, 2008 (Radnor, PA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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“ I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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July 25, 2008 (Nashville, TN USA) | Helpful Votes: 372 | Rating: 5

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January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. Top to learn more

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Well Crafted Thriller
I have read both Rachel's Shoe and The Causeway. In Pete Lihou's first novel, there is a parochial charm that lies beneath the fear wrought by the Nazi jackboot in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War; a charm that provides a sheet anchor for the islanders as they walk on egg shells beneath the watchful eye of the occupying army. Rachel is a young, thirteen year old Jew who has survived the Nazi persecution in Germany and finds some kind of sanctuary on Guernsey. Young Tom, a fifteen year old Guernsian boy befriends Rachel and it is this friendship that endures even after Rachel escapes to England. Rachel and Tom's story continues in The Causeway, and if the reader expects this to be a narrative of the parochial charm that hid beneath the jackboot, there's a surprise in store. The demons of the strutting hun come back to haunt her and Tom, threatening their lives and that of their families. By blending the two novels into one, Pete Lihou has come up with a thriller, taut and...
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February 5, 2012 (Spain) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 5

A gifted author and outstanding story
Guernsey brings together the author's two works to date; Rachel's shoe and The Causeway. The book is an outstanding piece of creativity and penmanship that weaves the detail of history and geography, thorough character and period building, a very readable narrative voice, and the best of plot design to create an entertaining, must read novel. Highly recommended. Five stars from me.Phil Henderson
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February 3, 2012 (Auckland, New Zealand) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5

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Previously published as two novels, 'Guernsey - Rachel's Story' draws together 'Rachel's Shoe' and sequel 'The Causeway' into a single volume. Nestled in the bay of St Malo, the Channel Islands claim the unique, if unenviable distinction of being the only part of Britain to have been occupied by a foreign power in hundreds of years. Life in the islands during the five years under the Jackboot was hard and freedoms severely curtailed, but the spirit of a teenage Guernsey boy called Tom Le Breton was never dampened. This is the story of a dramatic wartime rescue and the romance that grew between Tom and a young Jewish girl imprisoned on the nearby island of Alderney. The story moves from those dangerous but somehow magical days to the heady 1970s, then onto the eve of the millennium when long-since forgotten events return to haunt a small family now settled on the Western coast of Guernsey. Impregnated with the atmosphere of remote islands and their unique history, Rachel's Story is about the survival of innocence in a world dominated by obsessions for power and wealth. Top to learn more

Engrossing Tale With Enjoyable Characters
This book passes the test of any good story with a continuing interest to turn the next page and see what will happen to each character. The intensity of risks thrust upon the innocent and their response to the challenges makes the characters attractive and interesting. There is sufficient detail about their lives to support the responses to the circumstances they find themselves in.The two minor weaknesses to the book is perhaps just a few too many coincidences and a little bit of choppy story telling. This is the result of the pushing together of two books without the change of tone or language in places that would make the narrative run more smoothly. These do not diminish the strength of the story.I enjoyed reading this on my Kindle as there were terms used which I did not know and the handy dictionary solved that problem. Also the British English can be a little unclear to some of us in the colonies.I enjoyed this book and recommended it...
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March 22, 2012 (San Diego, CA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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February 5, 2012 (Spain) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 5

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Previously published as two novels, 'Guernsey - Rachel's Story' draws together 'Rachel's Shoe' and sequel 'The Causeway' into a single volume. Nestled in the bay of St Malo, the Channel Islands claim the unique, if unenviable distinction of being the only part of Britain to have been occupied by a foreign power in hundreds of years. Life in the islands during the five years under the Jackboot was hard and freedoms severely curtailed, but the spirit of a teenage Guernsey boy called Tom Le Breton was never dampened. This is the story of a dramatic wartime rescue and the romance that grew between Tom and a young Jewish girl imprisoned on the nearby island of Alderney. The story moves from those dangerous but somehow magical days to the heady 1970s when long-since forgotten events return to haunt a small family now settled on the Western coast of Guernsey. Impregnated with the atmosphere of remote islands and their unique history, Rachel's Story is about the survival of innocence in a world dominated by obsessions for power and wealth. Top to learn more

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel

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Great Historical Background
This edition has over 50 pages of historical background on the events surrounding the book... the German Occupation of the island of Guernsey during WWII. It was very informative and worth reading.
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April 23, 2012 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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This new deluxe eBook edition of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society features more than eighty additional pages of exclusive, author-approved annotations throughout the text to enrich your reading experience. You can access the eBook annotations with a simple click or tap on your eReader via the convenient links. Access them as you read the novel or as supplemental material after finishing the entire story. There is also Random House Reader’s Circle bonus content, sure to inspire discussion at book clubs everywhere.

A runaway New York Times bestseller that was named one of the ten best books of the year by Time and USA Today, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society has captivated readers around the world. Told with warmth and humor in a series of letters, this is a tale of finding connection in the most unexpected places.

January 1946: As London emerges from the Second World War, writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of Guernsey, the British island once occupied by the Nazis? As Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence, she is drawn into the world of this man and his friends, all members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club formed to protect its members from arrest by the Germans. Through their letters, she learns about their island, their taste in books, and the powerful, transformative impact the Occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey. What she finds there will change her forever. Top to learn more

Easy to read, entertaining, predictable ending
This book is an easy read concerning Nazi occupation of the Island of Guernsey. It was entertaining, not too deep, just right; until the ending. It was obvious that the book had been researched superbly thoughout. However, the ending just hit you with a BAM! The book went at a leisurely pace until the last 4-5 pages where it seemed to wrap up at the speed of nuclear fission with a predictability that had not been seen thoughout the book.
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December 25, 2011 (Denver, CO) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4

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Living with the Enemy-The Story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945, with eye-witness accounts from both sides. Foreword by Jack Higgins

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A real eye opener!
About the German Occupation of the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. The same place that the is set and which is due to be made into a major film staring Kate Winslet in 2012.This book gives a great background to those dark times and it has been the best selling German Occupation title in the Channel Islands ever since and it is easy to see why.If its good enough for Jack Higgins its good enough for me! I think these reviews just about say it all."Living With The Enemy is a stunning account of how a small population with a belief in themselves, their own integrity and loyalty to the Crown were able to stand up to a country which at one time controlled the whole of Europe but most importantly played their own part in the eventual destruction of the...
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January 13, 2011 (Kansas-Midway USA) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

Like being there.
Another really first rate telling about the ordinary people of the Guernsey Islands during WW2. Excellent detail,some authentic snapshots,fascinating experiences of day to day existence under the harsh rule of the Nazi occupation.
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August 3, 2010 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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About Living With The Enemy and the German Occupation of the Channel Islands
During the Second World War the Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by German forces. Living with the Enemy tells the unique and true story of life in the Islands under Nazi rule. With eyewitness accounts from both Islanders and German soldiers this book gives an accurate insight into this ill-assorted community at war and portrays how it felt to be living in the shadow of a foreign power. A sample of what the United Kingdom would have experienced should it have fallen. The book is 224 pages and includes over 125 original war time photographs of the Islands under Nazi rule and has a foreword by international best seller Jack Higgins.

Foreword

by Jack Higgins, Master thriller writer and international bestseller

The Channel Islands hold a unique place in British history, not least because during the Second World War they were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Nazis. For five long years the Swastika flew here in place of the Union Jack and all the worst excesses of Nazi rule were present in some form or other.

The iron fist in the velvet glove policy did not last long. The Secret Field Police employed Gestapo operatives on secondment and many Islanders soon experienced the horror of the early morning knock on the door leading to brutal interrogation in a manner familiar elsewhere in occupied Europe.

Only those who experienced the Occupation know the anguish of it and it has always been particularly distressing to those who lived through it when outsiders complain that there was no resistance movement in the Islands.

Logic alone makes it clear that such action was simply not possible in so small an area and yet many thousands of Channel Islanders received prison sentences of one kind or another for contravening the law of the jackboot.

To be a Jew was a crime under the anti-Semitic laws and even keeping a radio to listen to the BBC news broadcasts meant a stiff prison sentence.

Many Islanders went further, assisting Russian slave workers and others on the run, eventually being sentenced to terms in French prisons or concentration camps such as Ravensbruck and Belsen. In some cases they died there.

As in all occupied countries a small number of people collaborated with the enemy. That fact is meaningless when considered in the context of the unfailing loyalty of the vast majority of Channel Islanders who stubbornly persisted in the face of armed might and brute force in fighting their own war of non co-operation. They never lost faith in their belief that one day liberation would come.

Living with the Enemy is a stunning account of how a small population with a belief in themselves, their own integrity and loyalty to the Crown were able to stand up to a country which at the time controlled the whole of Europe but most importantly played their own part in the eventual destruction of the Third Reich.

About Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. The Eagle Has Landed turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also been made into successful films.

Jack Higgins has lived in Jersey for over 30 years, in which time he has taken a special interest in the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. He is also Patron of The Jersey Film Society.

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