8 Books to Read If You Love The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

August 13 2018
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I squealed with joy when I first heard that Netflix was making the beloved novel THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY into a movie. Excited doesn’t begin to cover how I felt while actually watching! It also made me yearn for more remarkable stories with spirited heroines, acts of bravery, and ordinary people in extraordinary times. So voila! Here are eight books to read if you love THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY as much as I do.

Dear Mrs. Bird
by AJ Pearce

A charming, irresistible debut set in London during World War II, DEAR MRS. BIRD is the story of plucky Emmy Lake, who dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent but fumbles her way into a job as an assistant to a ferocious advice columnist instead. Her boss is very clear-any letters containing Unpleasantness must go straight to the trash bin-but Emmy is unable to resist responding.

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Dear Mrs. Bird
AJ Pearce

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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
by Maggie O'Farrell

Esme Lennox is a dreamy, bookish young woman when she disappears. More than 60 years later, Iris Lockhart receives a stunning phone call: her great-aunt Esme (who she never knew existed) is being released from a hospital. Esme has been labeled harmless, but she's a complete stranger. If Iris takes her in, what dangerous truths might she inherit? A beautiful novel of family secrets and lost lives, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX will long haunt readers even after they've turned the last page.

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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Maggie O'Farrell

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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson

In a small town in the English countryside resides Major Ernest Pettigrew, the ultimate stiff-upper-lip gentleman, and Mrs. Jasmina Ali, a second-generation Pakistani shopkeeper. While on the surface MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND is a delightful late-in-life romance, it deals with serious issues of racism, classism, complicated family dynamics, and growing old.

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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson

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The Awakening of Miss Prim
by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera

Prudencia Prim leaves everything behind to work as a librarian in a remote French village. She hoped to find friendship in San Ireneo de Arnois, but she certainly didn't expect to find love, heartache, discovery, and life challenges. THE AWAKENING OF MISS PRIM is a delightful, entertaining novel of literature, philosophy, and the search for happiness.

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The Awakening of Miss Prim
Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera

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Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly

An ode to the bravery and boundless determination of women, LILAC GIRLS follows three incredibly different yet equally inspiring women during World War II as they navigate the changes in their lives and surroundings. A young German doctor trapped in a field dominated by men and secrets, a Polish courier grasping for the ends of her innocence and youth as she falls further into the resistance, and an American socialite learning to prioritize duty over love are all thrust into the harrowing realm of war and its consequences.

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Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly

An ode to the bravery and boundless determination of women, LILAC GIRLS follows three incredibly different yet equally inspiring women during World War II as they navigate the changes in their lives and surroundings. A young German doctor trapped in a field dominated by men and secrets, a Polish courier grasping for the ends of her innocence and youth as she falls further into the resistance, and an American socialite learning to prioritize duty over love are all thrust into the harrowing realm of war and its consequences.

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Letters to the Lost
by Iona Grey

When Jess seeks refuge in a vacant old house on a forgotten London street, she finds a mysterious letter and is drawn into the story of two lovers from another time. In 1943 London, Stella meets a US airman named Dan and they are instantly drawn together. Dan soon has to leave on a war mission, but he and Stella hold onto each other through the letters they write. Back in the present, Jess is determined to find out what happened to them. LETTERS TO THE LOST is a stunning, emotional love story.

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Letters to the Lost
Iona Grey

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Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
by Chris Cleave

From the beloved author of LITTLE BEE comes this masterful historical novel set in London during the blitz. Inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave’s grandparents, EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN is a moving wartime love story. Against the great theater of world events, it is the small battles and the daily human triumphs that change us the most.

Read the full review of EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN.

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Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
Chris Cleave

From the beloved author of LITTLE BEE comes this masterful historical novel set in London during the blitz. Inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave’s grandparents, EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN is a moving wartime love story. Against the great theater of world events, it is the small battles and the daily human triumphs that change us the most.

Read a review of EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN here.

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer

Of course it never hurts to revisit an old favorite. Set in post–World War II England, this is the story of a young British author and an island community that formed a book club during the German occupation. Overflowing with warmth, humor, and charm, this novel is a poignant celebration of the power of the written word.

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer

“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….

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