Book Rec for the Lovely Weekend

It took me two nights to finish The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It's about author Juliet Ashton looking for a new subject to write about. She's living in London, in a subletted flat, in the year 1946--right after the end of World War II. She serendipitiosly receives a letter from a man named Dawsey Adams, who lives in Guernsey. During the war, Guernsey was occupied by the Germans and all means of communication had been cut off for the past five years.

During her correspondence with Mr. Adams, Juliet comes to learn about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and an array of colorful people from the island.

I don't want to share much else because I hate spoiling books, but I will say that the entire book is made up of the letters that Juliet and her friends send each other. Some of the letters make you laugh, some make you want to cry. It's a great book, and I highly recommend it.

The characters truly come to life through the letters, and you're introduced (or at least I was) to different insights into the war. Check it out at the library or book store, find a nice place outside and get reading!