3. The Boy Next Door by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees

Plot
Two childhood friends and teenage sweethearts are separated by a tragic event. They become adults in different countries and for all intensive purposes different worlds. They meet again (by chance of course), as adults, one of them engaged to be married and the other raising her adolescent son alone. The two end up spending time together, fueled by the adolescent son's adoration of his mother's old friend. Reality forces the two old friends to confront a painful past and they uncover more than the events that tore them apart.

Perspective
An enjoyable read about lasting childhood romance and confronting the past. Generally well written, with flash backs that keep the reader intrigued. I would recommend this book if you happen to stumble upon it, have some free time, and are looking for something light - definitely worth the time I spent reading it, but not a book that will stick out in my memory.

2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Facts
A collections of letters between the main character (an author) and her editor, her editor's sister, a suitor and her newly discovered friends in the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Set in the aftermath of World War II in Europe, the plot explores the personal impact of German control on the island of Guernsey for a host of different characters.

Thoughts
A book for book lovers and journeyers. The authors have a way of describing the passion felt by reading familiar classics and the joyous curiosity of finding new authors, new topics, new homes and forming new relationships through a shared love of reading. With a hodge-podge of characters, each more lovable and endearing than the next, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is perfect for a those who reveal in the written word, the unworn path and who have a quick and quirky sense of humor.