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Dear Mrs. Bird : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 1501170074
- ISBN: 9781501170072 (trade paperback)
- ISBN: 1501170066
- ISBN: 9781501170065 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781501170089 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1501170066 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781501170065 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781501170065 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1501170066
- ISBN: 9781501170072 (trade paperback)
- ISBN: 1501170074
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Physical Description:
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281 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "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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| Subject: | Advice columnists Fiction World War, 1939-1945 England London Fiction Female friendship Fiction Advice columnists Fiction |
| Genre: | War fiction. Historical fiction. War stories. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 42 of 43 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rockville Public Library | F PEA (Text) | 34035142485560 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Dear Mrs. Bird : A Novel
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Author Notes
Dear Mrs. Bird : A Novel
AJ 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 Dear Mrs. Bird , Yours Cheerfully , and Mrs. Porter Calling . She lives in the south of England.
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