Guernsey Literary... etc.

Wow.  What a book.  It was an "easy" read in the sense that I flew right through it and didn't want to put it down.  So many fascinating characters in such a well developed, complicated world all put into the simplest, enjoyable narrative.  Plus, I learned a lot about the history of the time.  Perhaps too much at times, but the horror and violence of the war made the characters that much more alive.  I particularly enjoyed the female characters, Julia and Elizabeth.  Their independence, strong wills and romanticism reminded me of Bronte and Austin's heroines.  And I loved the whole Oscar Wilde writing letters about the cat in France thing!