In January 1946 writer gets a letter from a stranger who turns to be a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This is the way how the story starts and it tells us about the island of Guernsey during the German occupation and about an interesting society of this island. The emerging of a famous writer Juliet Ashton coincided with the bad times of World War II. All British citizens were already tired of war and were looking for a new peaceful subjects in books. Juliet understood it when corresponding with her publisher and her best friend. Readers are carried away with a tangle of letters and bright personalties by the time Juliet gets an unpredicted suggestion from Dawsey Adams. A book that once belonged to Juliet got to a farmer on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel called Dawsey. He got so inspired that he decided to write to the author. Juliet finds so much new about Dawsey, the island of Guernsey and its people during the Nazi occupation. Ashton get very interested in their thoughts and the way of life and thus, she starts corresponding with other islanders, for example Isola the vegetable seller, Eben the fisherman, and blacksmith Will Thisbee, creator of the famous potato peel pie. The most courageous member of their community was Elizabeth who founded the society and who was respected by everyone there. Each islander helps Juliet to write more and more chapters for her book. Touched by the stories islanders sent to her, Juliet decided to travel to the island herself. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a touching story about friendship. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows have created a wonderful tale proclaiming the importance of hope and describing the horror of war.