The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
SR! Season
2010
Description
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a fictional story told through a series of letters, depicts the war-time travails of a group of neighbors on the English Channel island of Guernsey, which was occupied by the Germans between 1940 and 1945.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Saratoga Reads closed out its sixth year with a festive capstone celebration. More than 80 guests gathered at the New York State Military Museum for an “insider’s guide” to both the island of Guernsey and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Guest speaker Sara Loyster offered her remembrances of author Mary Ann Shaffer, as both a friend and a fellow writing group member. In addition to Ms. Loyster’s funny and moving portrait of the author, the presentation included video clips of Guernsey both today and during the German occupation.
Guest speaker Sara Loyster talks about the book in an event at the New York State Military Museum. Photo by Eric Jenks.
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Members of the Saratoga Reads Selection Advisory Group debate books and work to craft a ballot for public vote. Photo by Eric Jenks.
Audience members enjoy a panel discussion presented by the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library in the library's H. Dutcher Community Room. Photo by Eric Jenks.
