{"product_id":"dear-mrs-bird","title":"A J Pearce: Dear Mrs Bird [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club Pick and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love' - Marian Keyes, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrown Ups\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at \u003ci\u003eWoman's Friend\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read, let alone answer, letters containing any form of Unpleasantness, and definitely not those from the lovelorn, grief-stricken or morally conflicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the thought of these desperate women waiting for an answer at this most desperate of times becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She decides she simply must help and secretly starts to write back - after all, what harm could that possibly do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A proper comfort read' - India Knight, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't You Want Me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A joy from start to finish. \u003ci\u003eDear Mrs Bird \u003c\/i\u003eis as funny as it is heartwarming' - John Boyne, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearce, A J","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48090220691795,"sku":"XG81509853922","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49695496503635,"sku":"XV81509853922","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":44611442934050,"sku":"9781509853922","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/pearce-a-j-a-j-pearce-dear-mrs-bird-2018-paperback-57768128577875.jpg?v=1735583978","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/dear-mrs-bird","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}