Bookseller Reviews
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Beautiful novel!
Thanks to the publishers for an advanced reading copy.
This is the third book in the excellent Emmy Lake Chronicles and I only have one thing to say.
I a... READ MORE
A charming, heartwarming tale of life on the Home Front
It is April 1943 and Emmy Lake's work as the agony aunt on popular magazine Woman's Friend continues. Change is afoot, however, when a new publisher is an... READ MORE
Delightful
Another wonderful novel in this wholesome and heartwarming series. This time there’s an enemy much closer to home, and Emmy has to fight to keep the magazi... READ MORE
Charming
I read this as a stand alone, not having come across the first two books in the trilogy. What a wonderful charming story.
While the second world War rag... READ MORE
Synopsis
The heartwarming, moving and uplifting new story of friendship, love and finding courage when all seems lost from AJ Pearce.
London, April 1943.
Emmy Lake is an agony aunt at Woman's Friend magazine, doing all she can to help readers as they face the challenges of wartime life. With her column thriving and a team of women behind her, Emmy finally feels she is Doing Her Bit.
But when the glamourous new owner arrives, everything changes. Charming her way around editor Guy Collins, Emmy quickly realises the Honourable Mrs Cressida Porter plans to destroy everything readers love about the magazine.
With her best friends by her side, Emmy must work out how she can bring everyone together and save Woman's Friend before it's too late.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781035000784
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 224 x 144 x 34 mm
- Weight: 458g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allAn absolute delight..
This is the third instalment of the Emma Lake series and like the other two it is a total delight to read.
It was wonderful to return to the headquarters o... READ MORE
Lovely to spend time with Emmy and Bunts again!
I read the first two books in the Emmy Lake series back to back last year and was excited when I heard there was a new one out. AJ Pearce gives us a light... READ MORE
Another Heartwarming Page Turner from A J Pearce
Emmy and Bunty are back in smashing form in Mrs Porter Calling, the third volume in the Emmy Lake Chronicles by A J Pearce. Emmy is the very successful ago... READ MORE
Still as good as the first book.
When we first met Emmy Lake she was a dreamer who fantasised about being a Lady War Correspondent. Now, by rhe third book of the series she's been worn and... READ MORE
A lovely addition to the series
I enjoyed the first two books in AJ Pearce's Mrs Bird series and was thrilled to see a third in the offing, meaning we get to visit all those fabulous char... READ MORE
Another cracker of a book from AJ Pearce!
Whilst bombs continue to fall across the nation, and men are still far away overseas, Emmy and her friends and colleagues must pull together to save Woman'... READ MORE
A splendid tale of female friendship
Mrs Porter Calling is the third book in AJ Pearce’s glorious series The Emmy Lake Chronicles. I love this series, which is set in the Second World War and ... READ MORE
HIGGHLY recommended
What an absolute treat - I love AJ Pearce's new novel Mrs Porter Calling. Like her first two novels, this is the perfect mix of intelligent feel-good and t... READ MORE
An Absolute Delight
Mrs Porter calling is the 3rd in AJ Pearce’s wartime chronicles featuring agony aunt Emmy Lake. It is an absolute delight.
Emmy is settled into life at W... READ MORE
Another brilliant instalment in Emmy's adventures
Due to its effervescent heroine and heartwarming sense of community, this book was a joy to read – even after its most emotional moments. I was cheering on... READ MORE
Absolutely Marvellous!
It’s April 1943 and it’s Emmy’s twenty-fifth birthday. She is surrounded by her dearest friends and whilst the atmosphere is jolly with the wonderful addit... READ MORE
Bubbly and bingeable
"Had she really just eviscerated nearly everything I'd worked on for Woman's Friend? More importantly, was she dismissing the parts of the magazine that we... READ MORE
Even better than the last!
Thank you to Pan Macmillan for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Publishing on 25 May with Pan Macmillan, Mrs Porter Calling is the third instalm... READ MORE
heart-warming and uplifting historical fiction.
Mrs Porter Calling is the third book in the Emmy Lake Chronicles series by British author, AJ Pearce. Emmy Lake has been married for over a year to Charles... READ MORE
Another excellent instalment of the Emmy Lake Chronicles.
London, April 1943. This third novel in the series picks up little over a year since Emmy married Charles. He is now fighting overseas and Emmy misses him ... READ MORE
This Is A Really Good Series
Emmeline Lake Chronicles #3
London, April 1943: Emmy Lake is an agony aunt at Women's Friend magazine, doing all she can to help readers as the face the c... READ MORE
Great WW11 story
I thank Netgalley and the publisher for the first chapter of Mrs Porter calling. I didn't realise at the time that it was the first chapter of the third bo... READ MORE
Lovely, lovely, lovely.
A solid, solid 10/10. I love the author's down to earth writing style and can hear Emmy's voice in every single word throughout each of her books just perf... READ MORE
Utterly delightful
I read the first chapter courtesy of NetGalley and then was able to read to read the rest of the book courtesy of PanMac. I love this series from A.J. Pea... READ MORE
Thoroughly engaging and enjoyable! A treat!
I love these books! This is the third in the Emmy Lake series and it doesn't disappoint! Changes are afoot after the owner of the magazine dies and his soc... READ MORE
Favourite book this year
BOth Dear Mrs.Birdand Yours Cheerfully are among my favourite books, and I was beyond thrilled when I saw that AJ Pearce is continuing the adventures of Em... READ MORE
Loved it!
I’ve absolutely adored the first two books about Emmy Lake and her life as an agony aunt working for Woman’s Friend magazine during World War 2 so I was ov... READ MORE
Loved it
I knew I'd love this book, as I had the previous two, and it didn’t disappoint. Emmy is a delight to read, the friendships between the characters are so ge... READ MORE
I adore this author's books
Dear Mrs. Bird, the first novel that I read by this author, was a true favorite of mine as was her second novel, Yours Cheerfully. How thrilling to know th... READ MORE
The third book in the delightful series and I can't wait for the next one!
London, April 1943.
Emmeline Lake loves her job working at the Women’s Friend magazine, readers write to her about their problems and she provides helpful ... READ MORE
A Great Addition to the Series
This is the third book in the Emmy Lake series and if you loved the other two, you won't be disappointed by this. It's very much in the pattern of the firs... READ MORE
Mrs Porter Calling by A J Pearce
Mrs Porter Calling by A J Pearce begins in London 1943, a year after Emmy Lake married Captain Charles Mayhew. Emmy is now in charge of the popular column ... READ MORE
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