Comforting, charming and hilarious, Yours Cheerfully is the tonic we've all been waiting for, from AJ Pearce, the beloved author of Dear Mrs Bird.
'Loved. Every. Word.' - Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry
London, September 1941. For plucky, determined Emmy Lake, working at Woman's Friend magazine has become everything she dreamed, especially since the departure of the magazine's formidable editor, Henrietta Bird. Now Emmy really can get on and Do Her Bit.
When the Ministry of Information calls on Woman's Friend to help recruit female supporters to the war effort, Emmy is thrilled, but soon she and best friend Bunty meet a young woman who shows them the real challenges that women war workers face. Suddenly Emmy must tackle a life-changing dilemma: should she carry out her duty or stand by her friends?
'Absolutely lovely!' – Marian Keyes
'Buoyant . . . a tonic in testing times' – Mail on Sunday
'A brilliant follow up to Dear Mrs Bird' – Clare Mackintosh
'Full of wit, friendship and the uplifting knowledge that when people come together, great changes can be made' – Katie Fforde AJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire, England. Her debut novel, Dear Mrs Bird, was a Sunday Times and international bestseller and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut of the Year and the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown for best historical debut. Yours Cheerfully is the second novel in The Emmy Lake Chronicles. From the bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird comes a sequel, Yours Cheerfully. An inspirational, funny and uplifting story of courage at the height of World War Two.
