This week we are delighted to present someone we've been attempting to lure into YB Towers for quite a while. It's AJ Pearce! We are huge fans of AJ, with Dear Mrs Bird being a previous Steal of the Week and perennial favourite, as was the equally wonderful sequel Cheerfully Yours. As you will hear, we are beyond excited to hear of a third instalment in the Emmy Lake chronicles, as AJ reveals a few tantalising nuggets about her new book. She also talks about books from the 30s and 40s, how a former You're Booked guest is her comfort read, her love of pony books and finding delight in the ordinary. Find out more about the books mentioned on the episode by visiting our bookshop.org shop. Sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com

BOOKS

Daisy Buchanan - Insatiable

Daisy Buchanan - Careering

AJ Pearce - Dear Mrs Bird

AJ Pearce - Yours Cheerfully

EM Delafield - Diary of a Provincial Lady

DE Stevenson - Miss Buncles Book

DE Stevenson - Miss Buncle Married

DE Stevenson - Mrs Tim of the Regiment

Joyce Denys - Henrietta's War

Joyce Denys - Henrietta Sees It Through

Rosamond Lehmann - Weather in the Streets

Rosamond Lehmann - Invitation to the Waltz

Angela Thirkell - Cheerfulness Breaks In

Frederik Backman - A Man Called Ove

Elizabeth Strout - Olive Kitteridge

Jo Thomas - Keeping a Christmas Promise

AJ Pearce - Mrs Porter Calling

Julian Fellowes - Past Imperfect

Dorothy Whipple - High Wages

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre

Catherine Gray - Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary

Ruby Ferguson - Jill's Gymkhana

Jilly Cooper - Imogen

Jilly Cooper - Octavia

Jilly Cooper - Riders

Katie Fforde - A French Affair

Jill Mansell - Promise Me

Nina de Gramont - The Christie Affair

Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic

Catherine Newman - We All Want Impossible Things

Nadia Shireen - Barbara Throws a Wobbler

Nadia Shireen - Grimwood

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