AJ Pearce was born in Hampshire, UK. Her favourite subjects at school were English and History, which now (finally) makes sense. Her debut novel Dear Mrs Bird was a Sunday Times Bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick. It was shortlisted for Debut of the Year at The 2019 British Book Awards and has been published in the USA, Canada and Australia and in translation in over fifteen languages. Dear Mrs Bird was the first in AJ's series The Emmy Lake Chronicles which now includes Yours Cheerfully and Mrs Porter Calling. Her books are funny, sometimes extremely sad, but always uplifting stories about a group of women standing together to face the challenges of World War 2. When not writing books, AJ enjoys being fairly rubbish at a variety of hobbies and has recently started to learn to paint, with so far messy although enthusiastic results. Follow AJ on Instagram, Facebook and Threads: @ajpearcewrites.