In the fourth and final installment of The Emmy Lake Chronicles, readers are invited once again into the offices of Woman's Friend magazine. As Emmy continues to answer the many letters from readers, she and her coworkers and friends face new challenges as the war drags on.

While not the strongest in the series, I still enjoyed being back with this group of characters. With each of AJ Pearce's books, I've been charmed by the camraderie and resilience of Emmy's circle and spending time with them is a pleasure. I will miss them! This book had less of a cohesive storyline than the others which made it a little harder to get into but its still a series I recommend. Readers must start at the beginning with Dear Mrs. Bird, which is one of my favorite novels set during WW2.

I can't wait to see what AJ Pearce writes next and will order a copy of Dear Miss Lake to round out my collection of the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and Edelweiss for the ARC.

This was the final book in the Emmy Lake series. I've enjoyed all the books including this one. This book did a nice job of tying up the look ends for all the characters while also having its own distinct plot points. It was touching and bittersweet at points but ultimately felt like a triumph of the human spirit story. It was a fitting end for each character and did not feel rushed or too slow.

I love the Emmy Lake books, and was so excited for a new installment! I really enjoyed following along on their journey after 5ish years, as they saw the end of the war. I love the characters in this series, and even though there are some sad bits, I loved reading all of the story!
I highly recommend reading this series if you like historical fiction and endearing characters that really stay in your heart.

Dear Miss Lake by A.J. Pearce
delivers a fun, sweet story where dreams come true, weddings happen, and the war finally comes to an end. When the opportunity presents itself for Emmy and her friends to work on Woman’s Friend away from London, they secure an idyllic rural setting in Hampshire, far away from the devastation of the Nazi bombings in London.
The Women's Friend magazine staff needs a little persuasion to relocate so they can begin a summer of writing and adventure. This part was really fun to read.
This is book #4 in the Emmy Lake Chronicle Series and has all the charm of the earlier books. We read about peril, heartache, and the difficulty waiting to hear about loved ones lost in the war. Waiting for the war to end seems endless. The readers of the magazine unite to keep the magazine thriving.
I love the banter with these characters. It makes them come alive on the pages of this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader's copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I've enjoyed all of the Emmy Lake books in this series and this 4th and final book was great too. The characters are endearing and the author does a great job of showing how difficult it was for families of POWs and other deployed loved ones.

This is my favorite book of the year, so far. I absolutely loved it and thought the author did a wonderful job wrapping up the series. I would highly recommend that readers read the entire series in order to fully appreciate it. As a huge fan of the books, I flew through this one, staying late to finish it. Once again, Pearce portrayed the time period beautifully. I felt like I had gone back in time, worrying about the servicemen, rationing, bombing and all the other stresses of wartime. The interrelationships of the characters made me love and admire each and every one of them. Although I will miss them, I look forward to Pearce’s next venture. In the meantime, I may go back and re-read the whole series, perhaps in audio form. Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read an advance copy of the book. I highly recommend it!

The fourth and final book in The Emmy Lake Chronicles series, and it’s a bittersweet goodbye to such a beloved series for me. If you know me at all, you know I don’t read many series. So to have eagerly followed this one over the years says a great deal. It’s a sweet and nostalgic look at the British home front in Blitz-era London and one spirited and gutsy young woman’s efforts to do her part for wartime women. I absolutely love it and recommend it highly.

I didn't realize this was the fourth and final book in a series, and probably would have enjoyed it a lot more had I read the other three first. That said, the author did a fairly decent job of including pertinent information here and there so that you could at least follow the story if you hadn't read the previous three, and the characters were relatable and likeable. Keep calm and carry on...exactly what these British ladies do as they navigate the war and all of the hardships it has brought. The author also does a great job of making the reader feel as though they are living these difficulties and triumps right alongside the other ladies, experiencing both their grief and joy as a reader-friend.