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Mrs. Porter calling : a novel / AJ Pearce.
"A novel featuring plucky aspiring journalist Emmy Lake as she navigates life, love, and friendship in London during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781668007716 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 313 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
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| Subject: | Friendship > Fiction. Periodicals > Fiction. Women journalists > England > London > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > England > London > Fiction. London (England) > Social conditions > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Pearc | 31681010335172 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A novel featuring plucky aspiring journalist Emmy Lake as she navigates life, love, and friendship in London during World War II"-- - Baker & Taylor
In London during World War II, Emmy Lake, now in charge of âYours Cheerfullyââa huge popular advice column in Womanâs Friend magazine, finds her world turned upside down by the magazineâs new publisher, a glamorous socialite who announces sheâs cutting the column, forcing Emmy and her friends to take action. - Simon and Schuster
From the author of the bestselling âjaunty, heartbreaking winnerâ (People) Dear Mrs. Bird, a charming and irresistible novel featuring aspiring journalist Emmy Lake as she navigates life, love, and friendship in London during World War IIâperfect for fans of The Paris Library and Lessons in Chemistry.
London, April 1943. Twenty-five-year-old Emmy Lake is doing her part for the war effort by spearheading the hugely popular âYours Cheerfullyâ advice column in Womanâs Friend magazine. The postbags are full, Emmyâs guidance offers much needed support to her readers, and Womanâs Friend is thriving. Cheered on by her best friends Bunty and Thelma, and resolute in the absence of her husband who is fighting in the army, Emmy is dedicated to helping women face the increasing challenges brought about by over three years of war.
But Emmyâs world is turned upside down when glamorous socialite, the Honorable Cressida Porter, becomes the new publisher of the magazine, and wants to change everything about it. Aided by Mrs. Pye, a Paris-obsessed editor with delusions of grandeur, and Small Winston, the grumpiest dog in London, Mrs. Porter fills the pages with expensive fashions and frivolous articles about her friends. Worst of all, she announces that she is cutting the advice column. Her vision for the publicationâs future is dreadful and Emmy is determined to fight back.
Emmy and her friends must save the magazine they love, but when personal tragedy strikes, they are forced to face the very real implications of life in war-torn London.
Set in 1943 but inherently resonant with how we live today, Pearceâs signature blend of laugh-out-loud funny and heartbreakingly sad storytelling delivers a tribute to the strength of friendships. An enriching story about women coming together, Pearceâs latest novel is the perfect tonic for our times.
