Dear Miss Lake A Novel

From the author of the international bestseller Dear Mrs. Bird, Dear Miss Lake returns readers to Blitz-era London where Emmy Lake is facing her biggest challenge yet.

After nearly five years of war, the nation is weary and the readers of Woman’s Friend need their favorite advice columnist Emmy Lake more than ever. With London under attack, the magazine staff decamps to the countryside, determined to keep helping the women of Britain and give hope to readers feeling powerless in the face of desperate news.

With husband Charles now posted closer to home, and best friend Bunty at her side, Emmy throws herself into rural life, juggling children, work, competitive knitters, and plans for a very important wedding. And then a call comes that means she may finally fulfill her dream of becoming a war correspondent.

But disaster strikes, and now Emmy must find more courage than ever before. Because when your own heart is breaking, how do you help everyone else?

Joyful, moving, and uplifting, Dear Miss Lake is the perfect story of the power of friendship and love.

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.