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Amanda-Jane Pearce (born 1964) is an English author. She is known for her Sunday Times Bestselling historical fiction series The Emmy Lake Chronicles, beginning with Dear Mrs Bird in 2018. Life and career Pearce is from Hampshire. She attended secondary school in Basingstoke. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies and History from the University of Sussex. She studied abroad in the United States at Northwestern University in Illinois. She worked in entertainment marketing and publishing for an engineering magazine before going into writing, a hobby she enjoyed as a child and rediscovered in 2005. She honed her creative writing skills through classes with the Arvon Foundation. Pearce was inspired to write Dear Mrs Bird by a women's magazine from 1939 she stumbled upon back in 2011. She began collecting wartime magazines to form the premise of her World War II London-set novel. Following a bidding auction, Pearce landed a two-book publishing deal with Picador in 2016 with potential for more. Scribner won the U.S. side of the deal. In advance of Dear Mrs Bird's release date, 42 optioned the novel for television. Dear Mrs Bird was published in April 2018 and became a Sunday Times Bestseller. It was shortlisted at the 2019 British Book Awards and for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize. Its sequel, Yours Cheerfully, followed in summer 2021. It was also a Times Bestseller. In an interview with My Weekly, Pearce discussed her plans for the series to follow the lead character Emmy through the war. Bibliography The Emmy Lake Chronicles Dear Mrs Bird (2018) Yours Cheerfully (2021) Mrs Porter Calling (2023) References. Discover the Aj Pearce popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Aj Pearce books.
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The Light Over London
Julia KellyReminiscent of Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, this entrancing story “is a poignant reminder that there is no limit to what women can do. A no...
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Dear Mrs. Bird
AJ PearceThis charming, irresistible debut novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who longs to be a war correspondent and inadvertently becomes a secret advice columnis...
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The Whispers of War
Julia KellyFrom the author of The Last Garden in England and The Light Over London comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) follow...
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What Milo Saw
Virginia MacgregorPrepare to fall in love 'A future classic' Clare Mackintosh'We were hooked . . . Brilliant!' Heat 'Have a box of tissues at the ready' Daily Express'A lifeaffirming read' Good Hous...
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Needlemouse
Jane O'ConnorTime to come out of hibernation...Sylvia Penton has been hibernating for years, it's no wonder she's a little prickly...Sylvia lives alone, dedicating herself to her job at the loc...
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Bitter Fruits
Alice Clark-PlattsA stunning debut part psychological thriller, part detective novel from a powerful and distinctive new voice.The murder of a firstyear university student shocks the city of Durha...
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Yours Cheerfully
AJ PearceFrom the author of the “jaunty, heartbreaking winner” (People) and international bestseller Dear Mrs. Bird comes a charming and uplifting novel set in London during World War II ab...
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The Room on Rue Amelie
Kristin HarmelA moving and entrancing novel set in Paris during World War II about an American woman, a dashing pilot, and a young Jewish girl whose fates unexpectedly entwineperfect for the fan...
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Mrs. Porter Calling
AJ PearceFrom the author of the bestselling “jaunty, heartbreaking winner” (People) Dear Mrs. Bird, a charming and irresistible novel featuring aspiring journalist Emmy Lake as she navigate...
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You Found Me
Virginia MacgregorThe BRAND NEW novel'Stayed with me long after I'd finished reading.'Mike Gayle, BESTSELLING author of The Man I Think I Know'Loved this a compassionate and very timely book about ...
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Home
Penny ParkesPenny Parkes' brilliant new novel MAYBE TOMORROW is out now! 'Moving, hopeful and heartfelt... an ideal book group read' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird A gripping and hear...
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The Last Garden in England
Julia KellyFrom the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fat...