Guernsey does it Again!

Over 6000 downloads in one night!

Rank number 2 in USA for Historical and Literary Fiction

Guernsey was entered into a one day Kindle promotion that saw it rise to a rank of 30 out of all books in the USA on Kindle, and number 2 for each of the Historical and Literary Fiction categories.

As sales of Rachel's Shoe and The Causeway continue unabated, it appears this latest novel is complementary rather than competitive. Very pleasing after just a few weeks.



http://www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Rachels-Story-ebook/dp/B0074B5X32

The Kindle offer has resulted in thousands of downloads around the world and at one point 'Guernsey' was ranked in the top few hundred of all books on Amazon in the USA, and there are over a million of those!

Given the release date was only February 8th, I'm very pleased with the result.

UK sales have also been very strong and interestingly, the impact on sales of Rachel's Shoe and The Causeway has been minimal. In fact, over the past few days, Rachel's Shoe has been getting a 'Page One' rank for the keyword 'Guernsey' on Google, which is no mean feat considering the competition for that page.

When 'Guernsey' (the movie about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie) starts filming, I hope further interest will be generated in the island and even more customers will decide to read about Rachel's story.

‘Guernsey’ sales soar to UK number 2!

On Monday and Tuesday this week, a free promotion on Kindle launched the novel Guernsey – Rachel’s Story resulting in thousands of downloads during the two days. It worked, since then all around the globe sales have soared, peaking today at number two in the UK genre for War titles on Kindle and number 11 for Historical Fiction.

 Ranked at 350 out of 400,000 titles in the UK and just under 7000 out of 1 million titles in the USA, Guernsey was released for the first time on Kindle last weekend.


I’m hoping the sales trend will continue for Guernsey, and echo the success of Rachel’s Shoe and The Causeway, the two titles that are combined in Guernsey.
You can purchase the novel from Amazon.co.uk here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guernsey-Rachels-Story-ebook/dp/B0074B5X32
…and from Amazon in the USA, here;
http://www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Rachels-Story-ebook/dp/B0074B5X32.

Guernsey - Rachel's Story

 
Guernsey - Rachel's Story has been released this week in the USA and includes both Rachel's Shoe and its sequel The Causeway in a single 434 page volume.

The UK version will be out in 2012 and a Kindle version will soon be available both sides of the Atlantic. The sequel follows so seamlessly, this seemed like a logical move, I hope you agree!

I'd like to also take this opportunity to thank my readers for their support, especially those who have been written such kind reviews on Amazon and elsewhere.

Happy Christmas to you all and a peaceful New Year!
Pete

Guernsey the Movie!

Just 'Guernsey'

 The long awaited movie of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is to be titled simply Guernsey, according to the latest on island reports.

It is now hoped that much of it will be located on the island and Fox has picked Kenneth Branagh to be the director.


 Filming is scheduled for the Spring of 2012 and rumours still abound that Kate Winslet will take the leading role of Juliet Ashton.

This is big news for an island that is frequently confused with it's big sister 'Jersey'.  Most locals have at sometime announced we are from Guernsey, only to get the reply, "Oh yes, we know Jersey!" But this time it will be different and if the movie is the world wide blockbuster Fox hopes for, the tides may just change and our cousins across the water may start to empathise with the plight of 'Guerns'.


"I come from Jersey."

"Oh yes, we all know about Guernsey from the movie and we're going there on holiday, perhaps we'll see you there!"

If you wish to read more about Guernsey during the occupation, read Rachel's Shoe, and the sequel The Causeway. That latter is set in my namesake island of Lihou, off the western coast of Guernsey and continues the story into the 1970s.

Conference on our Norman Heritage

The Bailiwick of Guernsey became part of Normandy in the year 933 and many remnants of Norman Law, as well a the local version of French 'Guernesaise' survive to this day. In common with many other locals, my own surname is one such legacy with roots in even earlier times.

This week saw a conference 'Rencontre de Droit Normand' arranged by our Royal Court to discuss, amongst other things, the 750th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris when King Henry III of England renounced control of Normandy to the French, but not the Channel Islands.

The Bailiffs of Jersey and Guernsey as well as lawyers and academics from France, the UK and the islands will discuss the impact of the Treaty since the middle ages and it's significance for the islands today.

Given the current constitution discussions, it is rather poignant that this anniversary should fall at this particular time.