Summary One day, Juliet, Remy, and Dawsey walk to St. Peter’s Port for supplies. They pass a large dog, tall and seemingly harmless, but Remy quickly begins to vomit and convulse uncontrollably upon direct sight of it. They carry her back to Juliet’s house to recover. Dawsey later comments that […]
Read more Summary and Analysis September 1946Summary and Analysis August 1946
Summary Remy arrives on Guernsey looking as gaunt and unhealthy as her hospice nurse had warned in her letter. Remy is quiet, but slowly opens up to Kit and Dawsey. Dawsey still remains distant from Juliet, perhaps preoccupied with the comfort and health of Remy. Meanwhile, Isola is pleased to […]
Read more Summary and Analysis August 1946Summary and Analysis July 1946
Summary Sidney sends word that he will be coming to Guernsey. Upon his arrival, he spends his days playing with Kit, getting to know the islanders, and having deep conversations with the ever curious Isola. Sidney also observes a budding attraction between Juliet and Dawsey. Sidney returns to London after […]
Read more Summary and Analysis July 1946Summary and Analysis June 1946
Summary Thanks to the enthusiastic recruiting of Isola, Juliet’s packet of interview notes for her Times article rapidly expands. Juliet spends her days socializing with the islanders, interviewing for her piece, and growing ever closer with Kit. All is going well on Guernsey, but Juliet observes that Dawsey seems distant. […]
Read more Summary and Analysis June 1946Summary and Analysis April 1946
Summary In April, several important letters from the islanders give Juliet an even more well-rounded picture of life on Guernsey during the occupation. Dawsey writes to Juliet about his friendship with Christian Hellman, a German captain and the father of Elizabeth McKenna’s child. Dawsey tells of one occasion in which […]
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Summary Juliet receives a letter from Adelaide Addison, a bad-tempered islander who warns her to avoid such a vile group as the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Her warning also includes a more extensive history of Elizabeth McKenna: Elizabeth, a housekeeper’s daughter from London, traveled to Guernsey with […]
Read more Summary and Analysis March 1946Summary and Analysis February 1946
Summary After Juliet and Dawsey correspond several times, she asks his permission to write the story of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in her new piece for The Times. Dawsey asks Amelia Maugery, a fellow society member, to respond to Juliet’s request. Amelia replies that the islanders […]
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Summary Note: The novel does not have normal chapter divisions; instead, the story is told through various correspondences between the characters. Therefore, this literature note has been divided by timeframe to more easily convey the action and analysis of the story. The novel opens in January 1946, as London recovers […]
Read more Summary and Analysis January 1946Character List and Analysis Minor Characters
Sophie Strachen Juliet’s best friend from boarding school and the sister of Juliet’s publisher, Sidney Stark. Sophie is the frequent recipient of letters from Juliet, but never writes a letter herself throughout the novel. Isola Pribby An eccentric Guernsey villager with a passion for classic romance novels by the Bronte […]
Read more Character List and Analysis Minor CharactersCharacter List and Analysis Amelia Maugery
A wise, older woman who functions as an overall maternal figure on Guernsey. Amelia hosts the very first meeting of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, provides its members with books, and is extremely protective of society members. She is exceedingly educated and classy, a woman that Juliet […]
Read more Character List and Analysis Amelia Maugery