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