Emmy Lake jumps at the chance of a job in journalism – except it turns out to be on Woman’s Friend magazine, typing up letters for Henrietta Bird’s old-fashioned agony aunt page You could win a copy ...

Picador has won a debut novel by A J Pearce, Dear Mrs Bird, after a "passionately-fought" seven-publisher auction. Francesca Main acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Dear Mrs Bird in a "major" ...