This heart-warming epistolary novel, reminiscent of 84 Charing Cross Road, contrasts the grimness of occupied Guernsey with the humour and courage of the inhabitants. The letters are funny and moving, the author has the ability truly to evoke England at war but also to recreate a culture that reveres books. Comic and quirky, but at the same time touching and tragic, this is a lovely book.
Written with Annie Barrows
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 62 Autumn 2011 ) |
