Book description
It's 1946 and Juliet Ashton can't think what to write next. Out of the
blue, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance,
he's acquired a book that once belonged to her - and, spurred on by
their mutual love of reading, they begin a correspondence. When Dawsey
reveals that he is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society, her curiosity is piqued and it's not long before she begins to
hear from other members. As letters fly back and forth with stories of
life in Guernsey under German Occupation, Juliet soon realizes that the
society is every bit as extraordinary as its name. â  One of those
books you are sorry to finish'
MARY ANN SHAFFER was born in 1934 in Martinsburg, West
Virginia.
She worked as an editor, a librarian and in bookshops.
She became
interested in Guernsey while visiting London in 1976.
On a whim, she
decided to fly to Guernsey but became stranded
there as a heavy fog
descended and no boats or planes were
permitted to leave the island. As
she waited for the fog to
clear, she came across a book called Jersey Under the
Jack-Boot,
and so her fascination with the Channel Isles
began. Many years later,
when goaded by her own literary club to
write a book, Mary Ann
naturally thought of Guernsey.
Mary Ann died in February 2008. She knew that this, her
only
novel, was to be published in thirteen countries. Before she
died she
wrote, â  I must tender special thanks to my niece,
Annie, who stepped in
to finish this book after unexpected health
issues interrupted my
ability to work shortly after the
manuscript was sold. Without blinking
an eye, she put down the
book she was writing, pushed up her sleeves,
and set to work on
my manuscript. It was my great good luck to have a
writer like
her in the family, and this book could not have been done
without
her.
ANNIE BARROWS is the author of the Ivy and Bean series for children, as
well as
The Magic Half
.
