{"product_id":"my-turn-to-make-the-tea","title":"My Turn To Make The Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She''s beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny'' NINA STIBBE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wherever her eye falls, it finds the exact, significant detail, and her ear for dialogue is unerring'' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Monica''s naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with'' LISSA EVANS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoppy, newly recruited cub reporter at the \u003ci\u003eDowningham Post\u003c\/i\u003e, is determined to prove to the editor that he''s wrong in his belief that ''Women are a nuisance in the office''. He certainly doesn''t think she''s a nuisance when it''s time for the tea round - a job which never fails to fall to the only female reporter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Poppy lacks in experience, she makes up for in spirit and ambition. She''ll make the \u003ci\u003eDowningham Post\u003c\/i\u003e the best regional newspaper there is - even if she occasionally gets the names wrong in court hearings. Life for a single professional woman in the post-war years certainly has its challenges - from finding a room, when the tyrannical landlady doesn''t consider Poppy to be quite respectable to changing her editor''s deeply entrenched ways. This semi-autobiographical novel, recounted with Monica Dickens''s wit, warmth and wry observation will charm all who read it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eMy Turn to Make the Tea\u003c\/i\u003e, you will love \u003ci\u003eOne Pair of Feet\u003c\/i\u003e, Dickens''s novel of being a wartime trainee nurse, also published in Virago Modern Classics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314384413054,"sku":"NW9780349015996","price":9.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349015996.jpg?v=1778647775","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/my-turn-to-make-the-tea","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}