#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)
