TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pearce,A.J .
TI  - Dear Mrs. Bird: a novel 
SN  - 9781501170065 (hardback)
AV  - PR6116.E675 D33 2018
U1  - 823/.92 23
KW  - Advice columnists
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Female friendship
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - FICTION / Historical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FICTION / Coming of Age
KW  - FICTION / Humorous
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - gsafd
KW  - War stories
N1  - "Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Picador"--Title page verso
N2  - "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"--
ER  -