The real Guernsey locations from the film Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

This film is a unique opportunity to show that most of the locations in the film really existed, and to put the real Guernsey in front of the global audience that the film will attract. We have tried to weave together stunning scenery, historic footage, quotations from the book and photos to bring the locations to life and tie them in with their history.’ Swoffers is used to spreading the message that Guernsey is a wonderful location with a rich history, so the team commissioned Spike Productions to create a film to show off the real locations found in the book. This eight-minute film features an interview with Annie Barrows, who co-authored the best-selling book with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer, extracts from the text and actual footage and headlines from the Occupation and Liberation. Speaking from her home in California’s Bay Area, Annie Barrows speaks about the appeal of Guernsey’s wartime history: ‘[Co-author Mary Ann Shaffer] cared about people who were humane in inhumane circumstances and p