Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce. It’s World War II Britain, and Emmy, whose ambition is to be a war correspondent, answers an ad and instead finds herself ghostwriting responses for the formidable advice columnist, Henrietta Bird. Mrs. Bird gives Emmy strict instructions as to which kinds of letters to answer – she must not reply to any letter containing “unpleasantness,” and she should basically tell everyone to buck up.Emmy can’t bear to ignore the women who write in with various forms of “unpleasantness,” and begins to secretly respond to them under Mrs. Bird’s name. Meantime, lots of other things are happening in the life of young, single Emmy; as well as to her best friend, Bunty. It’s frothy and unlikely, but if you liked The Guernsey Literary and Sweet Potato Pie Society, you’ll likely enjoy this, too.
