This long title goes with a relatively light book, perfect for a trip to England. It is about a writer who must write about this particular Literary Society which was formed in the Second World War on Guernsey Island when it was taken over by the Germans. What I loved about this book was how it delicately moved along, not kicking you in the teeth, not shoving violence down your throat, but just telling the story in letters with many different people, all with his or her version of life at that time. Of course, there is a love story or two and we are introduced to many books the members of the society read along the way.
It is published by Dial Press. It is written by Mary Ann Shaffer and her daughter Annie Barrows. Mary Ann had written most of it but then her health began to fail, and Annie took it over and finished it. I recommend it to anybody interested in a glimpse into WWII, on a very human scale.
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