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Dear Mrs. Bird

Written by: AJ Pearce
Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
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This 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” (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). 20th Century Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction England War Funny Witty
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Such a good book and great narrating. I have recommended this book to family friends and strangers. Thank you #Audible1, I get something I love, books to get me through doing things I don’t love, like housework,

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This book transports the reader back in time with such great accuracy and emotion. I felt apart of their lives.

Transforming story

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It helped me to sleep but lacked substance. I finished it but wouldn’t recommend it. Reader not my style.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this story. I would have loved for it to go on and hear more about the characters futures. It is one of those stories where you just fall for the characters.

Light interesting read

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A sharp, witty take on war, hardship and loss; funny and insightful, hopeful when it matters most. A testament to friendship, grit, and getting on with it.

Heartwarming

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