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Mary Ann Shaffer was born on December 13, 1934, in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
* She worked as an editor, librarian, and bookseller.
* She discovered Guernsey in 1976 and was fascinated by the island.
* She wrote the novel *The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society* with her niece, Annie Barrows.
* The novel was published in 2008 and became a bestseller.
* Shaffer died on February 16, 2008, shortly after the publication of her novel.
* She was 73 years old.
* Her novel has been translated into over 30 languages and has been adapted into a film.
* Shaffer is remembered as a talented writer and a gifted storyteller.

Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life.

Mary Ann Shaffer

I think you learn more if you're laughing at the same time.

Mary Ann Shaffer

Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.

Mary Ann Shaffer

I have gone to [this bookshop] for years, always finding the one book I wanted - and then three more I hadn’t known I wanted.

Mary Ann Shaffer

Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

Mary Ann Shaffer

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