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La Sociedad Literaria y del Pastel de Cscara de Papa de Guernsey (Spanish Edition)
By Shaffer, Mary M. & Barrows, Annie
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- ISBN
- 978-8-49867-469-9
- Publisher
- Rba Libros
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Reviewed on July 1, 2009
La sociedad literaria y del Pastel de cascara de papa de Guernesy. (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) Shaffer, Mary Ann & Annie Barros. tr. by Sandra Campos. Spain: RBA, dist. by Santillana USA. 2009. 303p. ISBN 978-84-9867-469-9. pap. $19.99. FICTION The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, thirtysomething author Juliet Ashton (nom de plume Izzy Bickerstaff) writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate-and not-so-articulate-neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident-including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation-and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting, and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors (Shaffer died shortly before the book's publication) for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life-as will readers. [PW 4/21/08] Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
