Traducida a más de 20 idiomas, con más de 5 millones de ejemplares
vendidos en todo el mundo y llevada al cine por Mike Newell, La
Sociedad Literaria del Pastel de Piel de Patata de Guernsey es una
deliciosa y conmovedora novela epistolar que se ha convertido en un
clásico indiscutible sobre el poder de la palabra y el valor de la
literatura como refugio y consuelo en tiempos difíciles.
En un Londres devastado por las bombas y que empieza a recuperarse de
las terribles heridas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Juliet Ashton, una
joven escritora en busca de inspiración novelesca, recibe la carta de un
desconocido llamado Dawsey Adams. El hombre, que vive en la isla de
Guernsey, un pequeño enclave en el canal de la Mancha, está leyendo un
libro de Charles Lamb que había pertenecido con anterioridad a Juliet.
¿Cómo ha llegado ese ejemplar hasta Guernsey? ¿Por qué Dawsey decide
ponerse en contacto con Juliet?
Dawsey es miembro del club de lectura La Sociedad Literaria del Pastel
de Piel de Patata de Guernsey, creado en circunstancias difíciles
durante la contienda, una rareza en tiempos de ocupación alemana. Cuando
Juliet acepta la invitación de estos excéntricos lectores para visitar
Guernsey, entiende que ellos y su increíble sociedad literaria serán los
personajes de su nueva novela, y su vida dará un vuelco para siempre.
Una historia humana y divertida, que transmite una intensa pasión por
los libros y reivindica la formidable capacidad de la lectura para unir
a personas de distintos gustos, culturas e ideologías.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A NETFLIX FILM - A remarkable
tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a
society as extraordinary as its name.
"Treat yourself to this book, please--I can't recommend it highly
enough."--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
"I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of
secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect
readers." January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the
Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book
subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man
she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across
her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . . .
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn
into the world of this man and his friends--and what a wonderfully
eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society--born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were
discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island--boasts
a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to
phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members,
learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the
recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their
stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her
forever.
Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a
celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding
connection in the most surprising ways.
