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Dear Mrs. Bird : a novel / AJ Pearce.
Summary:
London, 1940. Emmeline Lake is doing her bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a job at the London Evening Chronicle, her dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent suddenly seem achievable. But the job turns out to be working as a typist for the fierce and renowned advice columnist, Henrietta Bird. Emmy is disappointed, but gamely bucks up and buckles down. Mrs. Bird is very clear: letters containing any unpleasantness must go straight in the bin. But when Emmy reads poignant notes from women who may have gone too far with the wrong men, or who can't bear to let their children be evacuated, she is unable to resist responding. As the German planes make their nightly raids, and London picks up the smoldering pieces each morning, Emmy secretly begins to write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501170065 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 281 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2018.
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| Subject: | Advice columnists > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > England > London > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. War fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC PEA (Text) | 35130000045157 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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An adventurous young woman takes a typist job to assist the war effort and lands in the employ of a renowned advice columnist before she begins secretly replying to heart-wrenching letters rejected as unsuitable. A first novel. - Simon and Schuster
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 âa jaunty, heartbreaking winnerâ (People)âfor 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 Womanâs 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 canât bear to let their children be evacuated, she begins to secretly write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles.
âFans of Jojo Moyes will enjoy AJ Pearceâs debut, with its plucky female characters and fresh portrait of womenâs lives in wartime Britainâ (Library Journal)âa love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers, and the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary times. âHeadlined 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 âfunny and poignantâ¦about the strength of women and the importance of friendshipâ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). - Simon and Schuster
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.
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 Woman'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 can't bear to let their children be evacuated, she begins to secretly write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles.
'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. "Headlined by its winning lead character, who always keeps carrying on, Pearce's novel is a delight' (Publishers Weekly). Irrepressibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs. Bird is 'funny and poignant'about the strength of women and the importance of friendship' (Star Tribune, Minneapolis).
