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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows Published 29 July 2008 Bloomsbury Now, I remember this book being published and it was popular - so much so in fact there was a reservation queue at the library, so I waited. Better late than never eh?! But first, a confession... I have seen the film before reading the book. I know, I know... but I LOVED the film so it didn't in the slightest put me off reading a copy eventually. The film, directed by Mike Newell came out in 2018 and stars Lily James as Juliet (a very good casting I might add). Now, back to the book. It is a collection of letters between author Juliet Ashton, her publisher Sidney Stark and members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie society. The purchase of a second hand book and a letter to the previous owner sparks one of the most wholesome, wonderful, heartwarming meet-cutes I've read. Pig Farmer Dawsey writes to Juliet, she writes back, Dawsey tells the soci