Reading this chapter sample has reminded how much I love the characters of Emmy, Bunty, Guy and all of their friends. I can't wait to read the whole book when it comes out and have another adventure with the group. It encompasses all the best parts of second world war fiction - the camaraderie, the fighting spirit and the famous 'homefront'! I can't wait for the next installment to be released.

I love the Emmy Lake series, and based on this sample chapter it seems that the third book will be as brilliant as the first two. Can’t wait to read more!

I really enjoy AJ Pearce's writing and storytelling style. I was an early fan after reading Dear Mrs Bird, so I opened Mrs Porter Calling with great eagerness. This sample felt like a massive tease, as it was literally a few pages long. Nonetheless, even from this brief reading, I know that the rest of this story will be fabulous!

An interesting premise of two wartime friends searching for a suitable lodger in 1943 London. I would like to read the rest of the book.

Being back in Emmy Lake's world is like snuggling under a warm blanket. Admittedly I would read a phone book if A J Pearce wrote it! This chapter was a great teaser and I can't wait to read more.

A chapter was enough for me. Not what I was looking for I'm afraid and with so little to go off I have no idea whether this novel would have picked up.

Difficult to write a full review as only a sample chapter bur the premise is good. I think I need to read the previous books first though.

I loved AJ Pearce’s two previous books in this series so I was very excited to read a first chapter proof of the new book, Mrs Porter Calling! Written in the same fun way as the other books, it has made me very excited to read the new book when it’s out later this year!

A really inviting first chapter taster to the third title in A J Pearce's Emmy Lake series.
All the usual, expected warmth, scene setting and characterisation - I so wanted more! Really looking forward to reading the entire novel!

Fun first chapter featuring further adventures from the newly-wed Emmy and her madcap pals. If you like your 1940s fiction with extra fizz and froth, then look no further. Very much the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' version of the Blitz but I think we all need a bit of up-lit in our lives and by the looks of things various old friends from previous outings are making their reappearance. Fun and frolics await!

Such a delight to have a peek into Emmy and Buntys world again. AJ Pearce just captures this era wonderfully, I truly feel like I am reading a book written about my friends. I love all the detail, the manners, etiquette, rationing, camaraderie, make do and mend etc. I’m just transported to 1940’s London.

I’m already invested in helping them find a new lodger.

Countdown to getting this book on pre-order!

I’m not usually a fan of Second World War plucky heroines/ jolly hockey stick type stories but I did borrrow the first book in the series, Dear Mrs Bird, from the library via Borrowbox and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. There where some very funny moments but also a fair bit of tragedy and danger. It’s a story of friendship, kindness and courage.

The first chapter of Mrs Porter Calling doesn’t really give me enough to form a full opinion but it does bring in some of the characters in the previous books in the series. In the first book I enjoyed the parts set in Emmy's work places. I’m assuming that will happen in subsequent chapters.

Considering the author is a good 10 years younger than me I think it’s quite clever the way she uses the language tone of that time especially the vocabulary. (The women's and girls' magazines of my childhood were still using that type of language in the 1950s and 60s). It comes across as authentic, almost as if the novel was written in that era.

I have to be honest here. I probably wouldn’t buy the book for myself but if I came across it in my library app I would probably borrow it. I would recommend the series to some friends/family members.

Thanks for the access to the snippet from Mrs Porters Calling! Was great to pick up with the characters that I’ve loved so much from the previous books and excited to read in full later this year.

In the words of Emmy, utterly "Smashing" and "terrifically good fun" - a sample to whet the appetite to read the whole book, this lovely excerpt captures a lot of what made the earlier books really shine - strong sense of the WW2 time period, same likeable characters, the 40's film lingo. Staying true to the era and characters that had previously been so endeared to, this felt like a warm hug from a dear friend and with the ongoing message of joy even in dark times, it feels close to home without being a pandemic book, so just the tonic a pandemic weary heart needs to escape with, Can't wait to read the rest of the book!

I’ve really enjoyed AJ Pearce’s previous books and I really shouldn’t have spoilt myself by reading the first chapter of the new exciting book.

I’m really looking forward to reading the rest of the book once it’s published

This was just a taste of the book by providing the first chapter; but that's all it needs to get hooked, especially if you have read any of A J Pearce's earlier books.

Needless to say, this book featuring Emmy Lake is now added to my To Be ordered list!

This is an excellent first chapter - the series so far has been wonderful and I can’t wait for this book to be released!

The first chapter is very promising. Stories set during the war is something I tend to like and it's is a very interesting set-up. The writing style had me hooked. It's definitely going on my TBR-list.

Oh yesss! This was an excellent to start to the third book in this series and I cannot WAIT to read the full version!

Read the first chapter of this and absolutely loved it, going to have to get the whole book once it’s available!
It follows two best friends using their spare room in the house for lodging during the Second World War and I already loved the dynamics between the characters. It sounds like such a promising premise and I’m sure would be one that brings about interesting characters and stories.