The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Book Analysis): Complete Summary and Book Analysis

By Bright Summaries

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, which tells the story of Juliet Ashton, a writer who one day is contacted by a man living in Guernsey. Through a series of letters exchanged with him and other residents of the island, Juliet acquires first-hand information about life under Nazi occupation and discovers how reading helped to keep the islanders alive. The book received the Indies Choice Book Award for Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction) and reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller List for paperback trade fiction. Mary Ann Shaffer was an American writer and editor who died before seeing the publication of her first and only novel. Before she passed away, she asked her niece Annie Barrows, a children’s author, to finish the editing and rewriting of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Find out everything you need to know about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in a fraction of the time!

This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:

•A complete plot summary
•Character studies
•Key themes and symbols
•Questions for further reflection

Why choose BrightSummaries.com?

Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
• Release date: Oct 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9782806280435

Book preview

A joint work

Mary Ann Shaffer was an American author who was born in Martinsburg, USA in 1934 and died in 2008. She is the author of:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008)

Annie Barrows is an American novelist who was born in San Diego, USA in 1962. Some of her notable works include:

The Magic Half (2007), children’s novel

Ivy and Bean (2008), children’s novel

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008), novel

Mary Ann Shaffer was born in the USA in 1934. She was an editor, librarian and book shop employee. Her jobs in the book industry led her to write a novel based on the publishing world. After a trip to London, she set off for Guernsey and was immediately fascinated by the fact that the island was formerly under German occupation, to such an extent that she later decided to make it the setting of her story.

She spent several years writing the book. However, when her health began to decline she turned to her niece, Annie Barrows, a children’s author, for help. She died in 2008 before managing to see her first and only book published and go on to become a bestseller.

An absolutely delicious novel

Genre: Epistolary novel

Reference Edition: Barrows, A. and Shaffer, M. A. (2008) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. London: Bloomsbury.

1st edition: 2008

Themes: literature, reading, WWII, writing, love

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is