Dear Miss Lake, AJ Pearce
Dear Miss Lake, AJ Pearce
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Dear Miss Lake

Author: AJ Pearce

Narrator: Anna Popplewell

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2025


Synopsis

“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

Plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that sometimes it takes losing everything to find what we need most.

London, July 1944. After nearly five years of war, the readers of Woman’s Friendmagazine are relying on the support of Emmy Lake and her team more than ever. With the city under attack, the magazine staff decamps to the countryside for the summer. Determined to help the women of Britain carry on, Emmy and friends are hard at work finding new ways to inspire resilience.

With her army officer husband Charles posted close to home, and best friend Bunty by her side, Emmy happily throws herself into rural life, juggling children, magazine assignments, and plans for a very important wedding. And then a call comes that means she may finally fulfill her long-held dream of becoming a war correspondent.

But when disaster strikes, Emmy needs her friends, her community, and her readers more than ever. Filled with courage and compassion, a lovable cast of characters, and winning wartime details, Dear Miss Lake is an enormously uplifting testament to the power of friendship and hope.

About AJ Pearce

AJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire, England. She studied at the University of Sussex and Northwestern University. A chance discovery of a 1939 women’s magazine became the inspiration for her series The Emmy Lake Chronicles, which includes Dear Mrs. BirdYours Cheerfully, and Mrs. Porter Calling. She lives in the south of England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Terrie on August 05, 2025

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY 8/5/25!!! It's July 1944, almost 5 years into WWII, and the bombs are still dropping on London. With the devastation everywhere, Women’s Friend magazine moves everyone—employees, spouses, and children to the countryside and safety for the summer. However, as the war raged th......more

Goodreads review by Karren on July 23, 2025

London, July 1944. Emmy Lake is the editor of Woman's Friend magazine and readers use it as inspiration for recipes, how to mend and make do and relationship advice. After over two years of marriage Emmy's husband Major Charles Mayhew has been posted closer to home, and her best friend Bunty is plan......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on July 16, 2025

This was an easy 5 stars for me, I’ve absolutely adored the characters and the whole Emmy Lake series. This for me was the perfect ending and it tied up loads of loose ends and the fact that the series covered the duration of the war, ending when the war ended was absolutely perfect. When I read the......more

Goodreads review by Literary on July 23, 2025

The final novel in this poignant series set in WWII England grabbed my heart and wouldn't let it go. I've loved the stories of Emmy, wartime advice columnist, and her team, and so will histfic fans keen on compelling tales from the home front.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on April 06, 2025

Book number four in the chronicles of Emmy Lake has been a joy to read . Following our heroine as she navigates life through the hardships of war torn Britain with a stiff upper lip . This series reminds me a lot of Enid Blyton and jolly hockey sticks and has had me laughing out loud at times . But......more