London, 1946: the author Juliet Ashton is looking for something new to write when a letter arrives from Dawsey Adams in Guernsey, who found her name inside a secondhand book by Charles Lamb. A correspondence grows, and through it she hears how a reading circle was invented under German occupation to avoid arrest for breaking curfew. Letters, notes, and telegrams carry the plot, so we meet the islanders in their own voices, including Elizabeth, whose fate is the mystery at the center.
Good for readers who enjoy charm and gentleness without sentimentality, and who are curious about everyday life on the Channel Islands during the war. A comforting read about friendship with an unexpected historical edge.
Clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- btw Verlag
- ISBN
- 9783442713844
- Language
- DE
