#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey
during the German Occupation and of a society as extraordinary as its name. Treat yourself to
this book please-I can't recommend it highly enough.-Elizabeth Gilbert author of Eat Pray
Love 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.
Praise for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society A jewel . . . Poignant and keenly
observed Guernsey is a small masterpiece about love war and the immeasurable sustenance to
be found in good books and good friends.-People A book-lover's delight an implicit and
sometimes explicit paean to all things literary.-Chicago Sun-Times A sparkling epistolary novel
radiating wit lightly worn erudition and written with great assurance and aplomb.-The Sunday
Times (London) Cooked perfectly à point: subtle and elegant in flavour yet emotionally
satisfying to the finish.-The Times (London)
