Dear Mrs. Bird
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Average rating3.7
"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"--
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3 primary books#1 in The Emmy Lake Chronicles
The Emmy Lake Chronicles is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by AJ Pearce. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .
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Two young women, Emmy and Bunty, from the English countryside move to London for work and volunteer for the war effort during WWI. While Bunty works directly for the government, Emmy, an aspiring journalist, unwittingly becomes a secret advice columnist. In between their jobs, the girls are still able to enjoy living in London, dating, and being young and as carefree as they can. The main thrust of the story is how Emmy ends up as a secret advice columnist and the effect it has on her and those who read her letters. “Irrepressibly funny and enormously moving.” “Silly, heartwarming, and heartbreaking.” “joyfully uplifting and optimistic.”
An interesting story with lots of interesting characters. The story just kind of ended and didn't tie up all the ends I thought it would.
Dear Mrs. Bird takes place during the London Blitz. Emmy is a young woman who jumps at the opportunity to work at a newspaper, and accepts a job there before she realizes she is simply going to be typing up the questions and responses for an advice column. Mrs. Bird, the columnist, Emmy soon learns, has a long list of issues she refuses to address in the column, and Emmy finds herself longing to help those who are struggling with these difficult issues.
I figured out exactly where this story was going from the start, and usually that puts me off a story. But this story had such wonderful characters and so much humor that I ended up loving it anyway.
