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Dear Miss Lake

A heartwarming wartime story of courage and friendship

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Dear Miss Lake

By: AJ Pearce
Narrated by: Anna Popplewell
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Exquisitely narrated by Anna Popplewell (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe)

'Good hearted, touching, funny and emotional, it’s the perfect escape and really should be prescribed as a national tonic'
- Jill Mansell
'Love and laughter for everyone . . . perfect, heart-warming' - Sally Page
'Inspiring and spirited, charming, touching and funny. The full emotional spectrum in one book' - Milly Johnson

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird, AJ Pearce's Dear Miss Lake returns us to wartime London where Emmy Lake is facing her greatest challenge yet . . .

England, July 1944.

After nearly five years of war the nation is weary, and the readers of Woman’s Friend need agony aunt Emmy Lake more than ever. With London under attack from the doodlebugs, the magazine 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, competitive knitters and plans for a very important wedding. And then a phone call comes that means she may finally have the chance to become the war correspondent she always dreamed of.

But disaster strikes, and suddenly Emmy is faced with her biggest challenge yet. 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.

READERS LOVE DEAR MISS LAKE!

‘Absolutely brilliant!’ *****
‘A joy – tears and laughter – from start to finish’ *****
‘Like getting together with an old friend that you love . . . I was entertained, happy, sad and gripped’ *****
‘Engaging, funny, and at time emotional . . . I’m not ready to say goodbye’ *****
‘Had me laughing out loud . . . an absolute must’ *****
‘I’ve come to adore these characters’ *****
‘I enjoyed it immensely’ *****

20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction England Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt Tear-jerking War

Critic reviews

It’s hard to accept that this is the end of the Emmy Lake series, but if there has to be an end, let it be this one: Dear Miss Lake. Sheer joy! (Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry)
The world AJ Pearce writes is cheerful and charming and full of wit, but she doesn’t avoid the hardship and the tragedy of wartime. Her books are ultimately uplifting, even if we have cried a lot while reading them! (Katie Fforde, author of From London With Love)
A celebration of courage in all its forms . . . I bit my nails, cried and cheered as I read. These plucky, loving characters have become my true friends (Julie Mae Cohen, author of Bad Men)
There'll be love and laughter for everyone reading Dear Miss Lake, just you wait and see! AJ Pearce's war time series is destined to become a cherished classic. Dear Miss Lake was the perfect, heart-warming ending. (Sally Page, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories)
Inspiring and spirited, charming, touching and funny. If ever there was a perfect book, this was it for me. Love, love, loved it beyond words (Milly Johnson, author of The Queen of Wishful Thinking)
What a fabulous, funny, emotive and tugging-at-the-heart-strings book. I loved it (Jo Thomas, author of The Oyster Catcher)
The characters in Dear Miss Lake captured my heart. They are such lovely people, with such a bright, courageous, compassionate outlook on life - it's the reading equivalent of curling up with a mug of tea and a friend to chat to (Tracy Rees, author of Amy Snow)
Good hearted, touching, funny and emotional, it’s the perfect escape and really should be prescribed as a national tonic (Jill Mansell, author of An Almost Perfect Summer)
A wonderful, warm and engaging story of wartime life (Margaret Dickinson, author of Plough the Furrow)
All stars
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I loved this series and am sad it has ended! Read them on order, the characters grow, narrator is spot on

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Funny, heartwarming, sad and cheery and really shows the work carried out by the men and women of Britain and the allied countries who fought so bravely in World War Two. Brilliant series recommend heartily

Loved the series

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This book was incredibly enjoyable, all storylines and characters were given proper time and consideration and there was never a dull moment. It was a very strong finish to this wonderful series.

Strong finish

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Loved the whole series and all of the characters.
Wonderful story telling and information from the war days.
I am already looking forward to the next new series and wondering about characters and story line. I do hope it will have an historical twist to it. X

❤️👏🏻👏🏻

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This is the last in a series of four books about two
middle class young women living through WWII. It sums up the culture of the era, and celebrates the really tough time that women on the home front endured. The story line is great, and the characters are lovingly portrayed. I really got to know and like Emmy and Bunty and all their friends. I was very keen to see what happened to everyone, but so sad when I reached the end of this book and the series.

What a great series! So sad to have finished it

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