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01906aam a2200385 i 4500 001 739EB76201F511EAB2EDA16E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191108010024 008 190725r20182018nyu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1501170074 020 $a 9781501170072 040 $a TnLvILS $b eng $e rda $c TnLvILS $d TnLvILS $d SILO 043 $a e-uk-en 050 4 $a PR6116.E675 $b D33 2019 082 04 $a 823/.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Pearce, A. J. $q (Amanda-Jane), $e author. 245 10 $a Dear Mrs. Bird : $b a novel / $c AJ Pearce. 246 3 $a Dear Missus Bird : $b a novel 250 $a First Scribner trade paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Scribner, $c 2019. 300 $a 281 pages ; $c 21 cm 500 $a "Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Picador." 500 $a Includes a reading group guide. 520 $a "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. But the job turns out to be working as a typist for the fierce and renowned advice columnist Henrietta Bird. Emmy is disappointed, but gamely bucks up and buckles down. Mrs. Bird is very clear: letters containing any unpleasantness must go straight in the bin"--Provided by publisher. 650 7 $a Advice columnists $v Fiction. $2 Sears 650 7 $a Friendship $v Fiction. $2 Sears 650 7 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Fiction. $2 Sears 651 7 $a London (England) $v Fiction. $2 Sears 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a War fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516014525.0 952 $l YFPC572 $d 20221022013034.0 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20191108010545.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=739EB76201F511EAB2EDA16E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search