The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

An absolute delight. I found myself turning pages, but regretting that it would be so soon finished. There's something particularly delicious about reading someone else's letters. No overt descriptions of the characters, no real clues about how they looked, but inside those letters! A rich and beautiful exposure of the soul and motives of their authors. The isolation of the island, rumors of war and cruelty and yet within the 'literary society' we find hope and joy and laughter and the ability to bear up to whatever hardships rationing and censorship would bring. Worth the read, your spirit will be lifted and your faith in the goodness of humans under stress will be reinforced.