The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
The Dial Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | 277 p. : maps ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780385340991 (hardcover) 0385340990 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | Mary Ann Shaffer was an American writer, editor, librarian, and a bookshop worker. She was born on December 13, 1934 in West Virginia. She later moved to California where she married and raised two daughters. She worked in the public libraries of San Anselmo, San Rafael and Larkspur. She then moved on to become an editor at Harper & Row. She is known for her posthumously published work The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which she wrote with her niece, Annie Barrows. (Bowker Author Biography) |
