<P> After the manuscript had been accepted for publication (2006), the book's editor requested some changes that would require substantial rewriting . However, around that time Shaffer's health began to deteriorate dramatically, leading to her eventual death on 16 February 2008 . She asked the daughter of her sister Cynthia, Annie Barrows, an established author of children's literature, to finish the editing and rewriting . Barrows did so and is credited as co-author of the novel . </P> <P> Characters of importance include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Juliet Ashton, author and protagonist </Li> <Li> Dawsey Adams, Juliet's first Guernsey correspondent and close friend </Li> <Li> Sidney Stark, Juliet's London - based publisher and friend </Li> <Li> Sophie Strachan, Sidney's sister and Juliet's best friend </Li> <Li> Amelia Maugery, Guernsey resident and hostess of the dinner party that started the Society </Li> <Li> Eben Ramsey, Guernsey resident and important member of the Society </Li> <Li> Eli, Guernsey resident and Eben's grandson </Li> <Li> Will Thisbee, Guernsey resident and creator of the first potato peel pie </Li> <Li> Isola Pribby, Guernsey resident, quirky Society member, and vegetable and herb vendor </Li> <Li> Elizabeth McKenna, London - born young lady who was caught on Guernsey at the war's outset, and the quick - witted founder of the Society </Li> <Li> Remy Giraud, a Frenchwoman and friend of Elizabeth's in a German concentration camp </Li> <Li> Kit McKenna, Elizabeth's adorable, ferret - loving daughter </Li> </Ul> <Li> Juliet Ashton, author and protagonist </Li>

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