Book review

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society:
Well, it's been a while since I've run across such a gem. This book set in post WW2 England is written in that style like you've come across a packet of letters - all correspondence with a few telegrams thrown in. I'm not a particular fan of that type of reading, mostly because it takes great skill for the author to not have the letters be contrived or outlandish and at the same time keep the story from being disjointed. There is a tiny bit of both in Guernsey, but the style in this novel works in such a way that gives us a voyeristic view of the main character. It's like you know her in real life, without revealing her inner thoughts or being inside her head. She's your friend and a 'real' person. Of course it doesn't hurt that the main character is extremely likable. The WW2 stories are heart-wrenching but the bonds that form and the survival spirit of the main characters is cheerful and filled with hope. I highly recommend this book for a pleasant historical read with a happy ending and joyful feeling. The bibliophile undertone was a pleasant layer and it did make me hunger to pull out a Bronte book! Enjoy!