{"product_id":"dear-mrs-bird-9781501170072","title":"Dear Mrs. Bird","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis 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 \"a jaunty, heartbreaking winner\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e)--for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmeline 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 \u003ci\u003eWoman's Friend \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)--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\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Irrepressibly funny and enormously moving, \u003ci\u003eDear Mrs. Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is \"funny and poignant...about the strength of women and the importance of friendship\" (\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Minneapolis).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire, England. She studied at the University of Sussex and Northwestern University. A chance discovery of a 1939 women's magazine became the inspiration for her series The Emmy Lake Chronicles, which includes \u003ci\u003eDear Mrs. Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYours Cheerfully\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Porter Calling\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the south of England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613220901138,"sku":"9781501170072","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c63fa52-3820-41c6-acc7-ba31bedf6089.jpg?v=1732391025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-mrs-bird-9781501170072","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}