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Yours Cheerfully by AJ Pearce
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Thanks to Scribner + Netgalley for the e-ARC of YOURS CHEERFULLY by AJ Pearce, expected pub date: August 10, 2021.

A lovely change of pace WW2 novel about Emmy Lake and her friends - the sequel to DEAR MRS BIRD (2018 publication).
Set in WW2 London in 1941, Emmy (a journalist working for a woman's magazine) is trying to keep her chin up and report honestly, realistically, and firmly patriotically about the war and how it the women at home are dealing with it - especially those working war jobs and who are mothers - and sometimes honesty + realism + patriotism are difficult to manage at the same time, but Emmy does so with grace and courage.  Plus, she gets married.