And I chase the stars
day one: a song
day two: a picture
day three: a book/ebook/fanfic
day four: a site
day five: a youtube clip
day six : a quote
day seven : whatever tickles your fancy
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.
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island--boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.
Honestly, this is one of the best books I have read in a really long time. I wasn't even sure that I would like it at all, but I fell in love on the very first page. I was laughing out loud at a lot of the parts, wanting to cry at others, and angered by some. I want more, more, more.
"That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will leave you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book." The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society