My dear friend Emily suggested that I read Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I will admit I almost didn't even bother because, who writes a book with such a title? And what in the world would such a book be about? Well, thanks to the wonders of the internet, I did a quick google search to see what the book was about before I requested if from paperbackswap. It sounded interesting enough so I figured I'd give it a shot. I should probably point out that although I love to read, I don't ever read while at the beach. My cousin and my sister read the whole week long, but I'd rather walk the beach or be in the water. For whatever reason, this year I not only took a book to read, I atually read it. The whole thing.
Somehow, in my google search, I didn't realize that the book is written in the form of letters. What a neat idea. This book (and the weather in North Myrtle) combined to make it possible for me to actually sit on the beach and read a book. The book was just entertaining enough to keep me engaged, but also not too demanding that I couldn't put it down to go take a walk or hop in the ocean. The story was so compelling I definitely had to remind myself at the end of the book, that it was mostly fiction. But, Guernsey Island is real, and (I'm sure you can guess what's coming next) I want to go there!! The island sounds so quaint and it definitely seems worth a visit to me.
So if you're looking for some beach reading, I would submit this as a perfect beach book.
Quaint (adjective)
1. having an
old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.
2. strange, peculiar, or
unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor. 3. skillfully or cleverly made.
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