Pay it Forward: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Reading is my first love, above all other hobbies (not above people, just hobbies). I'd bet my sister would say the same (especially now that she sews, 8 hours a day, for a living).

We generally read very different types of books. Once in awhile we hit on the same book, or author, but I can't remember when, if ever, we overlapped.

I mentioned in a post awhile back that I was reading Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, posted a few quotes, and she got hooked! She ordered the book, she started it after me, and she finished first. But then, she is the older sister, so maybe that's okay. I happened to see the book at Half-Priced Books and snatched it up.

I'm finished with the book, she's finished with the book, and we both have an extra copy - In my brain, I'm hearing "Sisters, Sisters......" Since we read them at the same time, we decided to give them away together too, minus the feather boas and dancing routine.

Written by an older woman, Mary Ann Shaffer, her first book ever (and don't you love it when someone does that and it ends up #1 on the NY Times Bestseller List!), and her niece Annie Barrows, it's clean, sweet, precious, dear with a solid story line that involves the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel and World War II.

I stayed up way too late some nights reading as fast as I could, and other times I read slowly on purpose, especially the ending. It's an ending that is perfect to savor in a hot bubble bath, with a glass of wine or diet coke - pick your poison.

You can enter by leaving a comment that will allow me to contact you. You're also quite welcome to go over to my sister, Barb's blog, and enter there too. We'll both draw Monday morning bright and early (although my early is two hours before hers.)

P.S. Happy Birthday sweet Dan. You can open your presents now!