Dear Mrs Bird: Cosy up with this heartwarming and heartbreaking novel set in war

Description: Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce The debut Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "The sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love ... Itll be huge; it deserves to be" Marian Keyes, author of The BreakLondon, 1940. Emmeline Lake and her best friend Bunty are trying to stay cheerful despite the Luftwaffe making life thoroughly annoying for everyone. 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, the renowned agony aunt of Womans Friend magazine.Mrs Bird is very clear: letters containing any form of Unpleasantness must go straight into the bin. Emmy finds herself dismissing problems from lovelorn, grief-stricken and morally conflicted readers in favour of those who fear their ankles are unsightly or have trouble untangling lengths of wool. But soon the thought of desperate women going unanswered becomes too much to bear and Emmy decides the only thing for it is to secretly write back . . .Irresistibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a love letter to female friendship, Blitz spirit, the kindness of strangers and the art of letter-writing itself.MORE PRAISE FOR DEAR MRS BIRD"If I had only known how much I was going to adore Dear Mrs. Bird, I wouldnt have gobbled it down all at once. Funny, fresh, and touching" Annie Barrows, author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"A joy from start to finish. Dear Mrs Bird is as funny as it is heart-warming." John Boyne, author The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"A joyfully uplifting and optimistic novel ... a timely story of courage and good humour in adversity." Observer"Irresistibly charming and delightful" Kate Eberlen, author of Miss You"An utterly charming story of friendship, heartbreak and heroism... Youll laugh, youll cry, youll love it" Lucy Diamond Flap A proper comfort read India Knight Imagine Bridget Jones running amok in the wartime world of Mrs Miniver. AJ Pearces hoot of a debut is a story borne with a blithe Blitz spirit Sunday Times London, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at Womans Friend magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read, let alone answer, letters containing any form of Unpleasantness, and definitely not those from the lovelorn, grief-stricken or morally conflicted. But the thought of these desperate women waiting for an answer at this most desperate of times becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She decides she simply must help and secretly starts to write back - after all, what harm could that possibly do? I fell in love with Dear Mrs Bird on page one and completely adored every single word Jill Mansell Like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine , Dear Mrs Bird manages to strike a delicate balance between funny and heartbreaking. When we need it most, Dear Mrs Bird is a wonderful, uplifting novel Red Author Biography AJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire and studied at the University of Sussex. She has worked in magazine publishing and home entertainment marketing. She now lives in the south of England and works freelance. Dear Mrs Bird is her first novel. Review If I had only known how much I was going to adore Dear Mrs Bird, I wouldnt have gobbled it down all at once. Funny, fresh, and touching, Dear Mrs Bird is a treat of a read. -- Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyI fell in love with Dear Mrs Bird on page one and completely adored every single word . . . a wonderfully heartwarming book, which I will recommend to everyone I know -- Jill MansellUtterly charming and helplessly funny -- Jenny ColganWitty, wise and full of charm . . . I absolutely loved it -- Rachel LucasThe sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love . . . Itll be huge; it deserves to be -- Marian Keyes, author of The BreakA winning wartime romp . . . as hilarious as it is moving. Emmy is truly charming. When her upper lip finally wobbles, the readers will, too. In the end, the novels spirit is madly winning, and its foregrounding of wartime women seems spiffingly modern. * Guardian *This story of female friendship is just the tonic for that jaded feeling that the world is ugly and mad. * The Times *A joyfully uplifting and optimistic novel . . . a timely story of courage and good humour in adversity. * Observer *A marvellous treat. Charming and delightful. -- Nina Stibbe, author of Love, NinaWhen we need it most, Dear Mrs Bird is a wonderful, uplifting novel and, like its heroine, its breathless, giddy tone has real depth and heart. -- Sarra Manning * Red *Heres a refreshing take on the Second World War novel. Dear Mrs Bird is charming without being twee, full of fun and heart, and will being you to tears. -- Sarah Shaffi * Stylist *Dear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting . . . Catch a cold immediately and retire to bed with it -- Louisa Young, author of My Dear I Wanted To Tell YouIrresistibly charming and delightful -- Kate Eberlen, author of Miss YouA joy from start to finish. Dear Mrs Bird is as funny as it is heart-warming. -- John Boyne, author The Boy in the Striped PyjamasAn utterly charming story of friendship, heartbreak and heroism... Youll laugh, youll cry, youll love it -- Lucy DiamondIve never read a novel that has grabbed me by the heart quite so much as this one * Shelley Harris *Books that make you shake with laughter and sob with tears are rare. I gulped this one down but didnt stop thinking about it for a long time -- Katie FfordeDear Mrs Bird is an utterly enchanting debut: cheering, compelling, charming. If you loved Their Finest this is for you. -- Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of The LandA thoroughly lovely book, and reading it is like a great big shot of serotonin in the arm. I defy anyone not to fall for its numerous charms -- Kate RiordanDear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting; a WW2 London-Blitz tears n cheers plucky-gal romance. -- Louisa Young, author of My Dear I Wanted to Tell YouA story bathed in good cheer, it celebrates the power of female friendship in difficult times and how writing a letter might heal the sorest of hearts. -- Mary Paulson-Ellis, author of The Other Mrs WalkerDear Mrs Bird is a triumph – authentic, funny and packed with heart. -- Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times Bestselling AuthorImagine Bridget Jones running amok in the wartime world of Mrs Miniver. AJ Pearces hoot of a debut, Dear Mrs Bird is a comic confection that is sweetly uplifting. * Sunday Times *I loved the concept of a light-hearted historical novel inspired by real Forties letters sent into advice columns, which highlight how womens lives were affected amid the stiff upper lip attitudes of the time. -- Millie Hurst * Stylist *A wonderful wartime story that is funny, yet poignant and realistic. I cant wait for the next in the series. -- Kate Fforde * Daily Mail *A delight: witty, tear-jerking and a vivid depiction of the time. I absolutely loved it. -- Woman & Home magazine Pick of the MonthLike Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Dear Mrs Bird manages to strike a delicate balance between funny and heart breaking. When we need it most, Dear Mrs Bird is a wonderful, uplifting novel and, like its heroine, its breathless, giddy tone has real depth and heart. * Red magazine *A proper comfort read -- India KnightIncredibly funny yet very touching, [Dear Mrs Bird] explores friendship and romance against the bleak backdrop of the Blitz with trademark British humour and a stiff upper lip. * Daily Express *Charming, funny and moving, this is a total joy of a read -- Fabulous magazineI loved Dear Mrs Bird, the joyous debut of AJ Pearce * Good Housekeeping *(A) moving and funny debut of friendship and kindness in the Blitz. -- Elle magazineA sweet and charming read -- Prima magazineEmmy, her best friend, Bunty, and Mrs Bird herself are wonderful characters. Rich, warm, funny….I loved them. […]And I loved A.J. Pearces writing. Its warm and humorous, and brilliantly engaging. * The Peoples Friend *I just adored Dear Mrs Bird and think it should be available on prescription, it is such a tonic. Its so clever and wise but sweet and moving too. Just the ticket -- Harriet Evans, author of The Wildflowers Promotional The debut Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. Prizes Short-listed for Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award 2018 (UK) Short-listed for HWA Debut Crown 2019 (UK) Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2019 (UK) Long-listed for Comedy Women in Print Prize 2019 (UK) Review Quote Ive never read a novel that has grabbed me by the heart quite so much as this one Promotional "Headline" The debut Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. Details ISBN1509853928 Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 1509853928 ISBN-13 9781509853922 Format Paperback Audience Age 18 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-27 DEWEY 823.92 Language English UK Release Date 2018-12-27 Author AJ Pearce Audience General AU Release Date 2019-01-07 NZ Release Date 2019-01-07 Subtitle Cosy up with this heartwarming and heartbreaking novel set in wartime London Series The Wartime Chronicles Pages 336 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123762637;

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