- Advice columnists, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Female friendship
"London, 1940. Emmeline Lake is Doing Her Bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a job at the London Evening Chronicle, her dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent suddenly seem achievable.
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Classical in form, effortless, unpretentious and nostalgic.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- A. J. Pearce
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 301
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan, Thorndike Press, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781432853297
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