Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel (1) (The Emmy Lake Chronicles)

Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel (1) (The Emmy Lake Chronicles)

This charming, irresistible debut novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who longs to be a war correspondent and inadvertently becomes a secret advice columnist is â€œa jaunty, heartbreaking winnerâ€ (People)â€”for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Lilac Girls.

Emmeline Lake and her best friend Bunty are doing their bit for the war effort and trying to stay cheerful, despite the German planes making their nightly raids. Emmy dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent, and when she spots a job advertisement in the newspaper she seizes her chance; but after a rather unfortunate misunderstanding, she finds herself typing letters for the formidable Henrietta Bird, renowned advice columnist of Womanâ€™s Friend magazine.

Mrs. Bird is very clear: letters containing any Unpleasantness must go straight into the bin. But as Emmy reads the desperate pleas from women who many have Gone Too Far with the wrong man, or canâ€™t bear to let their children be evacuated, she begins to secretly write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles.

â€œFans of Jojo Moyes will enjoy AJ Pearceâ€™s debut, with its plucky female characters and fresh portrait of womenâ€™s lives in wartime Britainâ€ (Library Journal)â€”a love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers, and the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary times. â€œHeadlined by its winning lead character, who always keeps carrying on, Pearce's novel is a delightâ€ (Publishers Weekly). Irrepressibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs. Bird is â€œfunny and poignantâ€¦about the strength of women and the importance of friendshipâ€ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis).
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501170072
ReleaseDate 2019-05-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501170072

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501170072
ReleaseDate	2019-05-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501170072

Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel (1) (The Emmy Lake Chronicles)

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