The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

In post-war London, young writer Juliet is trying to find a plot for her new book, but she has no desire to write about the horrors of war, while other topics seem either boring or irrelevant. Help comes in the... form of a letter from a pig farmer on the island of Guernsey. It turns out that even pig farmers love to read, and an unknown Dawsey, who has come into possession of a book that once belonged to Juliet, asks her for a recommendation for a good bookstore. Books are scarce on Guernsey now, as the island was occupied by the Germans throughout the war. Thus begins a correspondence, or rather, a romance in letters between Juliet and the islanders. The story of a book club that became a cover for forbidden meetings of the villagers captivates and draws her in. A story that began as a plot for a new book will soon turn into her own story... This sad and funny novel is about wartime, but it is full of sunshine, light, and joy. But who said that death and horror must always come first? Sometimes even they retreat before humor and optimism. The novel contains a wonderful phrase that fully applies to it: "Good books completely dispel the desire for bad ones." "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" is not just a good book; it may be the best thing you read for a long time.