Its hard to accept that this is the end of the Emmy Lake series, but if there has to be an end, let it be this one:Dear Miss Lake. Sheer joy!Bonnie Garmus, author ofLessons in Chemistry

Plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that sometimes it takes losing everything to find what we need most.

London, July 1944. After nearly five years of war, the readers ofWomans Friend magazine are relying on the support of Emmy Lake and her team more than ever. With the city under attack, the magazine staff decamps to the countryside for the summer. Determined to help the women of Britain carry on, Emmy and friends are hard at work finding new ways to inspire resilience.

With her army officer husband Charles posted close to home, and best friend Bunty by her side, Emmy happily throws herself into rural life, jugglin