The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society [LP]
In 1946, as London emerges from the shadow of World War II, author Juliet Ashton is having a terrible time finding inspiration for her next book. Then she receives a letter from Guernsey Island, and learns of a unique book club formed on the spur of the moment as an alibi to protect its members from...
| Main Author: | Shaffer, Mary Ann. |
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| Other Authors: | Barrows, Annie. |
| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thorndike, Me. :
Center Point Pub.,
2008.
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| Edition: | Center Point large print ed. |
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| Summary: |
In 1946, as London emerges from the shadow of World War II, author Juliet Ashton is having a terrible time finding inspiration for her next book. Then she receives a letter from Guernsey Island, and learns of a unique book club formed on the spur of the moment as an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the occupying Germans during the war. Captivated, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds there will change her life forever. |
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| Physical Description: |
327 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781602852693 1602852693 |
| 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) |