While many readers from around the world feel a certain affinity to The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, nervous about seeing how it’s been adapted for the big screen – nobody will feel that more than the novel’s co-author Annie Barrows, who we had the pleasure of meeting to celebrate the release of this production.
We ask Barrows about the importance in delving into the wartime setting from a female perspective, while also lingering on the notion of hope, and not death. She also tells us how she can’t help but be precious over the material she co-penned with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer, and just how involved she was, if at all, during the film’s shoot.
She goes on to discuss her own passions in life, the last good book she read, and how she can struggle to view other pieces of literature without having her author’s hat on. Finally she tells us what’s coming up next for her, and just how thrilled she was to have had Mike Newell on board for this project.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
In 1946 a London-based writer begins exchanging letters with residents on the island of Guernsey, which was German-occupied during WWII. Feeling compelled to visit the island, she starts to get a picture of what it was like during the occupation.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society is released on April 20th.
