Yours Cheerfully
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2.9 • 51 Ratings
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
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
Customer Reviews
*Emotional & Nostalgic*
I thoroughly enjoyed this book this is the sequel to ‘Mrs Bird’ after narrowly managing to hang on to her job Emmy Lake finds herself a step closer to fulfilling her dream. The formidable Mrs Bird has now departed and Mr Collins who is now the editor decides to take her to one of the meetings he goes to where all the other editors and who’s who in the publishing industry attend.
There is a lot of snobbery and whilst in the toilets she overhears a couple of ladies gossiping in a rather unkind way about their magazine and they also have no time for her boss. Emmy cannot help herself as she defends Mr. Collins she says her piece then worries whether or not to tell him.
She also meets a wonderful, confident and strong woman who stands out in the field dominated by men. This spurs Emmy on and it ignites a fire in her belly.
This is also a story about the hardship of war not only for the ones signed up but for those left behind. It also highlights the difficulties of inequalities that women face. They are all told to step up but many have childcare issues and a lot of the hours especially in munitions the are unsociable. Emmy and her best friend Bunty who of all people understands loss, meet a young woman who is living through this, Emmy is tasked to do a piece about women and their war efforts. Her problem is how she strikes the balance between the real story with wanting to help and to encourage other women to join up. This plays with her conscious what will Emmy do about it?…….
On a personal level Emmy is getting on famously with Charles the half brother of her boss. Their time together is limited because he is posted all over the place re the war. They spend a lot of time writing to each other and she has a surprise coming…..