GUERNSEY VACHAK MANDAL

After a point of time I wanted to scream Forget the letters just get on with the story. Characters – there is no dearth in this book. There are characters in all forms – gender race nationality quirks nature age. One character that stood out for me was Elizabeth McKenna. The irony is she doesnt appear in the book but is only mentioned by the other characters and this adds a bit of mystery to her. Isola also springs to my mind as an interesting character. The protagonists though leave a lot to be desired. Mary Ann Shaffer started writing this book and had to rope in her niece Annie Barrows to complete it because Mary was diagnosed with cancer. She didnt live to celebrate the success of her book. Its a charming little book as the English would call it but I didnt find anything extraordinary in it. Yes there are some good things in the book but I dont think you would miss anything by not reading it. I wouldnt stop someone from picking it up but why waste time on this when you have better books to read eh? PS: Oscar Wilde appears as a character in this book but I cannot reveal more without marking this review as a spoiler. Go read the book.