Monday, 16 January 2012

Reading Suggestion

If you are looking for a book that is entertaining, inspiring, and curious at a time, and not too hard for a reading, this could be a choice (8€):

Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

PLOT: 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.

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 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.

Short video where one of the authors speaks about the book: VIDEO.

You can also read part of chapter one and value how hard you find its reading: EXCERPT

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