a novel Pearce, A. J. (Amanda-Jane) creator author. text Historical fiction. nyu 2023 First Scribner hardcover edition. monographic eng

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313 pages ; 24 cm. London, April 1943. A little over a year since she married Captain Charles Mayhew and he went away to war, Emmy Lake is now in charge of "Yours Cheerfully," the advice column in Woman's Friend magazine. Emmy is dedicated to helping readers face the increasing challenges brought about by over three years of war. The postbags are full and Woman's Friend is thriving. When socialite the Honorable Mrs. Cressida Porter becomes the new publisher of the magazine, she fills the pages with expensive clothes and frivolous articles about her friends, aided by Mrs. Pye, a Paris-obsessed fashion editor with delusions of grandeur. When it is announced that the "Yours Cheerfully" column will be cut, Emmy and her friends must find a way to save the magazine that they love--Adapted from jacket. adult A.J. Pearce. e-uk-en Women journalists England London Fiction Journalists Fiction Advice columnists Fiction World War, 1939-1945 England London Fiction Friendship Fiction Periodicals Fiction Socialites Fiction England Fiction London (England) Fiction PR6116.E1675 823 Pearce, A. J. (Amanda-Jane) 9781668007716 2023015781 Me 230403 20241003113723.0 1347430438 eng