I've just finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Fiery Barrows and Mary Ann Fiery. If you've heard good things about this book, they're all true. I was sorry to reach the last page and say goodbye to all the characters that I had come to know. Told in correspondence between a writer and the inhabitants of Guernsey, the book takes place in 1946 while Britain and the world are still recovering from the devestation of WWII. It starts out relatively light in content and feeling, but as the letters grow longer and true friendships are formed, more is revealed about life under German occupation in Guernsey for those who stayed on the island and for those unfortunates sent off to camps. If you're looking for a book that is a pure pleasure to read, I highly recommend this one.
Also, if you have read this book and enjoyed both the format and tone, I'd also recommend 84 Charing Cross Road. One of my favorites.
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