It‎'‎s 1946‎.‎ Juliet Ashton‎,‎ a 32‎-year‎-old writer‎,‎ has found a certain recognition through her light‎-hearted column for the Spectator which lifted the spirits of her readers during WW2‎,‎ but she can‎'‎t think what to write next‎.‎ But then Dawsey Adams writes to her from Guernsey ‎- by chance he‎'‎s acquired a book Juliet once owned ‎- and‎,‎ emboldened by their mutual love of books‎,‎ they begin a correspondence‎.‎ Dawsey belongs to the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society‎,‎ and as Juliet investigates the strange‎-named reading group‎,‎ soon she stumbles upon a whole number of islanders eager to write and tell her of their experiences of the German occupation of Guernsey‎.‎ Entranced by her new friends‎,‎ Juliet decides to visit the island to meet them properly A moving tale of friendship‎,‎ tolerance and forgiveness in the wake of a period of unthinkable hardship and horror‎,‎ this is set to become a classic‎.‎