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An epistolary novel written by a niece and her aunt, THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY tells the story of an unlikely group of people who came to read and discuss books when their island was taken over by the Nazis during World War II.

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Mary Ann Shaffer

Born

in Martinsburg, West Virginia, The United States

January 01, 1934

Died

February 01, 2008

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Mary Ann Shaffer worked as an editor, a librarian, and in bookshops. Her life-long dream was to someday write her own book and publish it. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was her first novel. Unfortunately, she became very ill with cancer and so she asked her niece, Annie Barrows, the author of the children’s series Ivy and Bean, as well as The Magic Half, to help her finish the book. Mary Ann Shaffer died in February 2008, a few months before her first novel was published.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 753,876 ratings · 62,275 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows 4.19 avg rating — 753,789 ratings — published 2008 — 231 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates / Le Secret de la manufacture de chaussettes inusables by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Aline Azoulay-Pacvon (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 155 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gone Tomorrow / Folly / The Pyramid / The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Reader's Digest Association, Alan Titchmarsh, Henning Mankell 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2 Books! 1) Sarah's Key 2) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author), Mary Ann Shaffer 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2 Chicken Soup Books! 1) The Dog Did What?: 101 Amazing Stories of Magical Moments,Miracles and .... Mayhem 2) Dog Lover's Soul: Stories of Canine Companionship, Comedy and Courage by Mary Ann Shaffer, Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author), Anna Quindlen 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asagaj / Hodiny taliančiny / Temnejšie než noc / Spolok milovníkov literatúry a zemiakového koláča by Wilbur Smith, Peter Pezzelli, Michael Koryta (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

tags: companionship, marriage, silence, talk

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“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

tags: books, reading

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“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

tags: humor, reading

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