{"product_id":"my-turn-to-make-the-tea","title":"My Turn To Make The Tea Vmc","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroduced By Lissa Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'humorous, Moving And Fascinating' Clare Mackintosh \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeciding To Try Her Hand At Journalism, Poppy Takes A Job At A Local Newspaper. What She Lacks In Experience, She Makes Up For In Ambition, Notebook Always At The Ready In The Hope Of A Good Scoop. But There's Hardly Enough Going On To Fill All Sixteen Pages Of The \u003ci\u003eDowningham Post\u003c\/i\u003e, And Innovation, She Comes To Learn, Isn't An Asset Valued By Her Editor. Neither Is Her Writing, Which Is Greeted With The Chastisement That 'journalism Is Not Literature' And Stripped Of Any Individual Style. As A Junior Reporter, And The Only Woman, Poppy Is Frustratingly Relegated To Covering Weddings And School Plays - And Making Endless Cups Of Tea. Meanwhile, At Her Boarding-House, Poppy Must Contend With Her Tyrannical Landlady And The Comings And Goings Of The Many Tenants Of 5 Bury Road.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn From Monica Dickens's Own Experiences, \u003ci\u003eMy Turn To Make The Tea\u003c\/i\u003e Is A Witty, Keenly Observed Account Of The Daily Scramble Of Newspaper Life, And A Fascinating Social History Of The Post-War Years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'monica's Naked Curiosity And General Bolshiness Are Easy To Identify With, And As A Narrator, She Always Tells Us What We're Longing To Know - It's Like Listening To A Friend's Anecdote, And Egging Them On' Lissa Evans\u003c\/p\u003eA Winning Comic Novel From A Beloved Author - The Triumphs And Tribulations Of A Young Female Reporter In The Early 1950S.Wherever Her Eye Falls, It Finds The Exact, Significant Detail, And Her Ear For Dialogue Is Unerringi Envy Anyone Yet To Discover The Joy Of Monica Dickens. She's\u003cb\u003e Beady Eyed\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBig Hearted\u003c\/b\u003e And \u003cb\u003eBlissfully Funny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Of The Most Affectionate And Humorous Observers Of The English Scene\u003c\/b\u003e, Particularly Of The Pretensions Of Genteel Suburban Life, That We Have. Not Only This, But She Can Always Tell A Good Storymonica Dickens Is An Author Who \u003cb\u003eNeeds To Be Rediscovered In A Modern Age \u003c\/b\u003eMonica's Naked Curiosity And General Bolshiness Are Easy To Identify With, And As A Narrator She Always Tells Us What We're Longing To Know - It's Like Listening To A Friend's Anecdote, And Egging Them On","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46738282840281,"sku":"BK0496993","price":570.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/getimage_2e36b497-c5a7-449f-af32-6c01d2b48b1f.jpg?v=1751191763","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/my-turn-to-make-the-tea","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}