A. J Pearce
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This is a rags-to-riches story set in the turmoil of the eighteenth century, when the only way for ordinary folk to advance was to fight.Simon Pearce, born in poverty on the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, England, takes his family on a swashbuckling journey that begins with the worst peacetime shipwreck in Royal Naval history, on 22nd October 1707, when five ships were lost on the Isles of Scilly. He was brought up into a family of smugglers, but a...
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London 1941, Bomben fallen auf die Stadt. Emmeline Lake träumt davon, eine beru?hmte Kriegskorrespondentin zu werden. Als sie eine Anzeige fu?r einen Job beim London Evening Chronicle sieht, scheint ihr Traum wahr zu werden. Doch stattdessen soll sie nur die Briefe der grimmigen Kummerkastentante Henrietta Bird vorsortieren. Emmeline ist enttäuscht, aber sie nimmt den Job an. Die Anweisungen von Mrs. Bird sind unmissverständlich: Alle Briefe, die...
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"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....
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Emmeline Lake chronicles volume 2
The Emmy Lake chronicles volume 2
(Amanda-Jane).Emmy Lake chronicles volume 2
The Emmy Lake chronicles volume 2
(Amanda-Jane).Emmy Lake chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From the author of the "jaunty, heartbreaking winner" (People) and international bestseller Dear Mrs. Bird, a new charming and uplifting novel set in London during World War II about a plucky aspiring journalist. London, November 1941. Following the departure of the formidable Henrietta Bird from Woman's Friend magazine, things are looking up for Emmeline Lake as she takes on the challenge of becoming a young wartime advice columnist. Her relationship...
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Emmeline Lake chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A novel featuring plucky aspiring journalist Emmy Lake as she navigates life, love, and friendship in London during World War II"--