Mary Ann Shaffer
Mary Ann Shaffer became interested in Guernsey while visiting London in On a whim, she decided to fly to Guernsey but became stranded there when a thick fog descended and all boats and planes were forbidden to leave the island. As she waited for the fog to lift, warming herself by the heat of the hand-dryer in the men's restroom, she read all the books in the Guernsey airport bookstore, including JERSEY UNDER THE JACK-BOOT. Thus began her fascination with the German Occupation of the Channel Islands.
Many years later, when goaded by her book club to write a novel, Mary Ann naturally thought of Guernsey. She chose to write in the epistolary form because, "for some bizarre reason, I thought it would be easier." Several years of work yielded THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, which was greeted with avid enthusiasm, first by her family, then by her writing group, and finally by publishers around the world. Sadly, Mary Ann's health began to decline shortly thereafter, and she asked her niece, Annie Barrows, to help her finish the book.
Mary Ann Shaffer was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in Her career included libr
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Mary Ann Fiery was born December 13, in Martinsburg, West Virginia and had an older sister, named Cynthia. They grew up in the nearby Romney, West Virginia, however moved back to Martinsburg and attended high school there. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
She worked as a librarian, an editor, and in bookshops. Mary Ann worked in the public libraries of Larkspur, San Rafael, and San Anselmo during her career. She worked at Harper &#; Row, moving up from a receptionist job to an editor’s chair.
She died on February 16, at the age of She died only months before her debut and only novel, called “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, was released by Dial Press and is from the historical fiction genre. The cover art was done by Christian Raoul Skrein von Bumbala. The novel was a New York Times #1 Bestseller that sold more than three million copies, spending eleven weeks on the list and was licensed to more than thirty countries.
The novel was adapted into a Netflix
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Mary Ann Shaffer (December 13, – February 16, )[1] was an American writer, editor, librarian, and a bookshop worker. She is noted for her posthumously published work The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which she wrote with her niece, Annie Barrows.[2]
Biography
Mary Ann Fiery was born on December 13, in Martinsburg, West Virginia.[3] She had an older sister, Cynthia. They were raised in nearby Romney, West Virginia, but moved back to Martinsburg and went to high school there. Mary Ann is an alumna of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She married Carl Richard Shaffer in , and in they moved to California, where they raised two daughters, Morgan and Liz. She worked in the public libraries of San Anselmo; Larkspur; and San Rafael during her career. She also worked at Harper & Row, advancing from a receptionist position to an editor&#;s chair.
She died at her home in San Anselmo on February 16,
Book in order of publication:
| The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society |
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