Description This charming, irresistible debut novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who longs to be a war correspondent and inadvertantly becomes a secret advice columnist is "a jaunty, heartbreaking winner" (People)--for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Lilac Girls.
Bird is "funny and poignant...about the strength of women and the importance of friendship" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis)..
Irrepressibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs. "Headlined by its winning lead character, who always keeps carrying on, Pearce\'s novel is a delight" (Publishers Weekly). "Fans of Jojo Moyes will enjoy AJ Pearce\'s debut, with its plucky female characters and fresh portrait of women\'s lives in wartime Britain" (Library Journal)--a love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers, and the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
But as Emmy reads the desperate pleas from women who many have Gone Too Far with the wrong man, or can\'t bear to let their children be evacuated, she begins to secretly write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles.
Bird is very clear: letters containing any Unpleasantness must go straight into the bin.
Mrs.
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 Woman\'s Friend magazine.
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.
Description This charming, irresistible debut novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who longs to be a war correspondent and inadvertantly becomes a secret advice columnist is "a jaunty, heartbreaking winner" (People)--for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Lilac Girls
