Just finished reading
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Shaffer and Barrows.
Wonderful book, couldn't put it down.
Set in the Guernsey islands in 1946, just after the Nazi occupation, it moves between the islanders' recollections of the occupation and their present. At times, it's really funny and yet sometimes there's an undercurrent of loss and brutality. I hate to use the word 'heart-warming' but it truly is, although definitely not in a schmaltzy, tacky way, but in a way that is insightful and reassuring.
It's wonderful! (i know, I said that already , but it is) Filled with memorable characters, too.
(i should add though, that whereas there are no vampires in this book, it may not be to everyone's taste)
c.
