The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | MOVIE REVIEW

In this review I would like to focus mainly on how The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society works as an adaptation of the best-selling novel because, though I thoroughly enjoyed the film, the epistolary nature of the book called for some rather significant changes to be made in adapting the story for the screen.

“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows | BOOK REVIEW

Shaffer's novel is an exploration of the importance and power of books, reading and escapism. During the German occupation of Guernsey in WWII, the book club meetings became something of a refuge. Aside from a love of books and reading, the meetings brought these people together in a time when company and solidarity were needed most...