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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer
5.0

My 15-year old son read this for his English class this year, so I borrowed it when he was done!

I had heard so many good things about this unique novel, and it lived up to my high expectations.

It's a novel told entirely through letters sent among the characters, set just after World War II on the British island of Guernsey which was occupied by the Germans during the war. The historical aspects were fascinating, but it's also populated with wonderful characters and even includes a love story.