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Guernseys litteratur- och potatisskalspajssällskap (2008)

av Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

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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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    84, Charing Cross Road av Helene Hanff (khuggard, DetailMuse, Cecilturtle, helgagrace, Sodapop, BasilBlue, kraaivrouw)
    khuggard: Another tale about book lovers who come together through letters, with the same post-war England setting.
    Sodapop: A Non-fiction story about book lovers told via their letters.
    BasilBlue: A book about books and booklovers for booklovers that incidentally has a real flavor of the late 40s and early 50s.
    kraaivrouw: Another book about people who connect via their love of books and reading.
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    Boktjuven av Markus Zusak (writemeg)
    writemeg: Another deeply affecting, beautiful and heartbreaking story of books, love, small kindness and resilience during World War II.
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    Stekta gröna tomater på Whistle Stop Café av Fannie Flagg (Caramellunacy)
    Caramellunacy: Both stories are bittersweet - tales of hardship, prejudice and hope although they are set in very different places and very different times. Fried Green Tomatoes jumps around but describes life, race relations and murder in a small Southern town during the Great Depression. Shaffer's novel deals with the occupation (and its aftermath) of the small Channel Island of Guernsey during WWII.… (mer)
  4. 141
    Om du får det här brevet av Sarah Blake (Anonym användare, mysterymax)
    Anonym användare: Both novels reflect on World War II from small, seaside towns, one an island in Europe, the other a small town in Cape Cod. The female leads are unique and interesting and are surrounded by great small town people.
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    Major Pettigrews sista chans av Helen Simonson (cransell)
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    Snäcksamlarna av Rosamunde Pilcher (MyriadBooks)
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    The Book of Ebenezer Le Page av G. B. Edwards (jill123, BasilBlue, nillacat)
    jill123: Though they are different in style and tone, both books are set in the Channel Islands during the Nazi Occupation. I enjoyed the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, but I found Ebenezer Le Page to be an absolutely wonderful book. More complex and interesting than the Potato Peel Society.… (mer)
    BasilBlue: Although written in a more elegantly sparse style, this book covers much the same territory, geographically and emotionally.
    nillacat: A deeper, darker portrait of Guernsey through the fictional autobiography of a unique, difficult, yet attractive character from the end of the 19th century through the two world wars and into the 1960s.
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    Den trettonde historien av Diane Setterfield (Voracious_Reader)
    Voracious_Reader: The writing styles and the authors' love for the written word connect both period pieces in my mind even though their plots are extremely different.
  9. 91
    Sarahs nyckel av Tatiana de Rosnay (vulgarboatman)
    vulgarboatman: Similar themes of a journalist discovering the layers of secrets around a mystery from WWII, along with an exploration of the effect of these events on the survivors, their families, and ultimately on the journalist herself.
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    Drottningen vänder blad av Alan Bennett (BookshelfMonstrosity)
    BookshelfMonstrosity: Going in to the bookmobile to apologize for the disturbance created by one of her corgis, Queen Elizabeth II feels it would only be polite to check out a book. When she returns it, she checks out another . . . and then another. One of her pages becomes her abettor in the matter of securing books and reading them. Thus begins an amusing but also thought-provoking saga of how reading can change a person's habits and even outlook.… (mer)
  11. 60
    Livet enligt Fikry av Gabrielle Zevin (bell7, BookshelfMonstrosity)
    bell7: Though one is set in contemporary times on a fictional island of the coast of Massachusetts and the other in post World War II England, both books show the importance of story and have an optimistic tone while dealing with some of life's challenges.
    BookshelfMonstrosity: A love of literature helps protagonists form unlikely but rewarding new relationships in these tender stories of personal redemption. The vibrant characterization, gently humorous tone, and whimsical, heartwarming narratives shine in compelling novels that illustrate the power of reading.… (mer)
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    Purpurfärgen av Alice Walker (Limelite)
    Limelite: Also an epistolary novel. Also about how community can triumph over debilitating circumstance.
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    The Dig av John Preston (Eat_Read_Knit)
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    Letters from Skye av Jessica Brockmole (rosylibrarian)
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    Det innersta rummet av Elizabeth George (KayCliff)
    KayCliff: Both books deal with the occupation of Guernsey by the Nazis.
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    A Brief History of Montmaray av Michelle Cooper (betsytacy)
    betsytacy: This YA novel, set in 1936, features 16-year-old Sophie, a royal orphan growing up with her siblings and cousin in a shabby castle on island kingdom of Montmaray, somewhere off the coast of England. The island's strategic location draws the interest of the Nazis.… (mer)
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    The German Occupation of Jersey, 1940 - 1945 - Notes on the General Conditions. How the Population Fared av Ralph Mollet (KayCliff)
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    Plenty av David Hare (kraaivrouw)
    kraaivrouw: Both capture the desperation of post-war England in their own unique ways.

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By turns comic, tragic and poignant with an endearing main character makes this book a great read. ( )
  charlie68 | Mar 16, 2024 |
Absolutely loved this book! I really enjoyed the format of letters sent among the characters to tell the story. ( )
  FictionBookworm | Jan 28, 2024 |
A book of letters tell the story. It was funny, sad and historical. A delightful read.
  bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |
I loved this story! Once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. The setting is 1946 Guernsey and the book is written as a series of letters between Juliet, a writer, and an assortment of characters. Through the letters we learn about Juliet, the correspondents, and the horrors of life on Guernsey while is was under Nazi Occupation. But it's not completely grim; the characters are charming and eccentric and there's a love story too. Highly recommend it. ( )
  ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |
I enjoyed having the story unfold through the characters' correspondence. A delightful read. ( )
  maryelisa | Jan 16, 2024 |
Visa 1-5 av 1246 (nästa | visa alla)
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society," written by the late Mary Ann Shaffer and her niece, children's author Annie Barrows, stays within modest bounds, but is successful in ways many novels are not. This book won't change your life, but it will probably enchant you. And sometimes that's precisely what makes fiction worthwhile.
 
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society commemorates beautiful spirits who pass through our midst and hunker undercover through brutal times. Shaffer's Guernsey characters step from the past radiant with eccentricity and kindly humour, a comic version of the state of grace. They are innocents who have seen and suffered, without allowing evil to penetrate the rind of decency that guards their humanity.
 
You could be skeptical about the novel's improbabilities and its sanitized portrait of book clubs (doesn't anyone read trashy thrillers?), but you'd be missing the point. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a sweet, sentimental paean to books and those who love them.
 

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Shaffer, Mary Annprimär författarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Barrows, Anniehuvudförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Boehmer, PaulBerättaremedförfattarevissa utgåvorbekräftat
Duerden, SusanBerättaremedförfattarevissa utgåvorbekräftat
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Dear Sidney,

Susan Scott is a wonder. We sold over forty copies of the book, which was very pleasant, but much more thrilling from my standpoint was the food. Susan managed to procure ration coupons for icing sugar and real eggs for the meringue. If all her literary luncheons are going to achieve these heights, I won't mind touring about the country. Do you suppose that a lavish bonus could spur her on to butter? Let's try it—you may deduct the money from my royalties.
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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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"London januari 1946: Livet börjar så smått återgå till det normala efter kriget och för författaren Juliet Ashton innebär det att hon nu på allvar kan börja fundera på sitt nästa bokprojekt. En dag får hon ett brev från en Dawsey Adams på den lilla ön Guernsey i Engelska kanalen. Juliet och Adams börjar brevväxla. Han berättar om livet och människorna på ön och om tyskarnas ockupation av Guernsey under krigsåren. Och han berättar om öns mycket speciella läsecirkel, 'Guernseys litteratur-och potatisskalspajssällskap'. Snart har Juliet inlett brevväxling med flera av läsecirkelns medlemmar. Hon fängslas av deras öden och liv och bestämmer sig för att besöka sina nyfunna vänner. Det blir en resa som förändrar hennes liv."
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