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This story was inspired by letters and newspapers from London during WWII. This is book 1 of a series.
Emmeline Lake works hard to become a respected reporter working for Woman's Friend publication. It takes awhile for Emmy to warm up to Henrietta Bird who is the publisher of Woman‘s Friend. There is a wonderful cast of well-developed characters who each touch your heart.

A look at wartime Britain from the courageous women who lived during that time. This was lighthearted until it wasn‘t. Uplifting story of bravery and friendship in the face of hopelessness.

Quite different from the usual historical fiction I read, but enjoyable nonetheless. Perfect holiday read.

A young woman wants to become a journalist and instead finds herself working as a typist for a women‘s advice column where “unpleasantness” is not discussed. In WWII London during the Blitz, there is plenty of unpleasantness to discuss. As Emmy and her friends try to navigate love, friendship, and fire brigades, life continues on. This has the perfect blend of humor and tragedy, bravery and fear. The characters are great.

A nice, light read (mostly; book can‘t be entirely light with a backdrop of London, 1941 and The Blitz and all that) starring a plucky young woman who makes a mess of things with the best of intentions.

I liked it enough that I just placed the sequel on hold at the library.

Spending my evening writing some letters and cards to some #LitsyLove friends. I'm finally ready to get back to writing. So reaching out to more that I haven't chatted with yet. ❤️ I've also been listening to Dear Mrs. Bird

August #bookspin

Woo hoo!! A couple months late but I finally finished my August pick. This story was right up my alley. A plucky young woman in 1940‘s London doing her best to help with the war effort. Sadly, I was bored by the repetitive writing and I was unable to connect to with the characters.

This unfortunately fell a little flat for me.
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August #bookspin pick!

Emmy is living in London in the height of WWII. She‘s trying to do her part, working for the fire brigade and keeping positive. She‘d love to become a war correspondent, so when an opportunity to work for a publisher comes up, she jumps at the chance. This story is a journey of self discovery for Emmy, and gives a look at what it was like for women living in war torn London. I loved my time with Emmy & friends. Funny & poignant. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 ❤️📚

Getting in a little Vitamin D and some reading before I start my chores for the day. It‘s a gorgeous morning! ❤️📚☀️☕️

Up next! ❤️📚

“Don‘t you let any state of life stop you from doing all the things you want to do anyway. “

#aestheticallymatched
This picture reminds me of Emmy with her pen poised ready to write a reply to her readers.

I loved everything about this charming novel set in London during WWII. Funny, warm and moving.
Emmy applies for a war correspondent role but in fact the job is a typist. Emmy buckles down and works hard and becomes emotionally involved in some of the correspondence received.
Emmy and her best friend, Bunty, are spirited, independent women and the story has everything you need-friendship, family and even kindness displayed in extraordinary times.

This can been on my TBR pile for over a year! Finally time to read it 👍🏻

Set during WWII in England. A nice read, not too heavy compared to some other books I have read set during this period.

Finally read this one, that's been on my TBR list for ages. It had a lot of heart and a good plot. I'd recommend it to people who like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. (But...if you haven't read Guernsey, read it instead of this.) I liked it more than "so-so," but it wasn't an instant favorite. Would be a good book club book.

#dailycheckin (trying to be daily). Reaching out after sleeping from Friday around 630p until 330 this morning. Guess I needed it? Is everyone great today, and ready to hit the Reset Button with me for the week❓❣️And I LOVE Cali, it is all I know, but the Grind definitely lends to today‘s photo.

Though life on the home front was difficult, for a wartime book, this was quite entertaining.

Enjoying this one so far.

Really enjoying this book; a light read for all of the legal writing books that I had NOT expected to be reading... #dailycheckin and Happy Love Day, Littens❤️

Today‘s photo features my GrandDog, who cost 543$ at the vet yesterday; if your pet takes meds, stay on top of it🤣

4/5

Third DNF of the year. I'm starting to have thoughts about that. Anyway, at 25% I found it still packed direction (and plot, for that matter) and had just been a bumbling mess of introduction. Nope. 😕

"How often did anyone ever tell women they were doing a good job? That they didn't have to be made of steel all the time? That it was all right to feel a bit down?"

We're not living in the Blitz, but I loved Emmy's upbeat attitude in the midst of such destruction. If you like friendship and Capitalizing Words To Show Emphasis, this is the book for you. #historicalfiction #wwii

I almost bailed on this book, but I‘m so glad I stuck with it! It felt formulaic and predictable at first, but then it surprised me. It was delightful and compelling. By the end I couldn‘t put it down and had to know how it ended. Lovely little book!

Got some outdoor reading in today! If you like letters, advice and reading about women during WWII I highly recommend this book.

A short, sweet, easy wartime read with a plucky girl braving the Blitz and trying to do good. Lots of “doing the right thing” and “getting on with it.” It wasn‘t all sweetness though; as you‘d expect given the era there were a few parts that might have made me shed a tear on the tram. I tried to keep my chin up as our heroine recommends but I found an unexpected benefit of face masks; the cotton ones are great at soaking up the odd tear 😢😆

This was absolutely charming. Emmy's impulsive actions make you want to face-palm & groan because it's easy to see where this story will go. At the same time, her heart is in such a good place that you root for her anyway. Add in romance, a delightful friendship, and some wartime tension & it made an enjoyable read. I wanted more of all those things & was a bit disappointed that everything wrapped up so quickly. Still, fun, quick-paced & touching.

Just finished, so I need time to ponder before fully reviewing, but I agree with @squirrelbrain - I really liked it. Yes, a bit sappy as you pointed out @Caroline2 but also couple of sweet, moving moments. I'm glad I read it!

Well, @Caroline2 , I think I must have been feeling particularly soppy today; I really liked this and may even have shed a little tear!

I can see how the ‘jolliness‘ could grate but for me I found it quite sweet!

Just goes to show how boring the world would be if we all liked the same things! I wonder if we‘ll have any success with the next #buddyread?! 🤪

Have you had chance to read any of the book yet @jmtrivera ?

Depending on your cheese tolerance, you‘ll love or hate this. What started off as charming quickly slipped into Stilton cheese then to down right cringey Gorgonzola!! It was all too awfully nice and sickly for me. And what was with The Constant Over Use Of Capitals?! The plot was predictable and cliched too.

I‘m ready when you are @squirrelbrain ? Anyone else fancy joining us for a #looseygoosey #buddyread feel free. 👍

Honestly? Thought it was ridiculous. I know that's harsh. It was simpering and lacked depth.
I only finished it because it was a book club one!
I guess it's what I'd term a beach read.

Book club pick. It sounded like a one id possibly opt for...
However, I'm finding it brain numbingly irritating so far 🙄🙄😏, mainly the female narrator.
But I'll keep ploughing through... don't think it'll take long...

So I think this is my #BookSpin list for June! My focus for this list is new-to-me books - these have all arrived within the last six months, yet languish unread!!

Really enjoying everyone's lists!! Can't wait to see which numbers we will be reading!!!

The sun is slowly making its way onto my front porch. I might get a chance to put up the hammock this week! We're forecasted to be getting some excellent summery like weather! 🌞

I think I forgot to post last weekend. 🤔 Well. Hello. I'm still alive. I've been staying really busy writing and gardening and baking cookies. Trying to get reading done too! Always! This one is for my book club. I just started it but it's pretty good so far. The main character seems a bit Pollyanna to me right now, bubbling over with optimism but actually that's what I'm enjoying about the book. How have you all been doing?

Not bad my goal is 20 i read 7 up to yet

Liking my new book mark. Been while since actually read a physical book i always reading on kindle usually. Lets see if reading speed changed since started reading.

@Laughterhp I 100% forgot you were sending me this book, so it was a delightful surprise in my mailbox!! Thank you so much - I have been meaning to read this one for a while!!

“When I first saw the advertisement in the newspaper I thought I might actually burst. #FirstLineFridays

This was my last book for March. I had tried reading it in print previously and didn‘t get very far, but the audiobook version was enjoyable. The story isn‘t as much about the advice column in the title as I expected but I did like it. It‘s interesting to read a WWII novel during a pandemic when we‘re being asked to “do our part” for the greater good in ways that are very different from wartime efforts.