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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [Facsimile] (Paperback)

by Winifred Watson (Author), Henrietta Twycross-Martin (Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd; Facsimile of 1938 ed edition (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 190315510X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903155103
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 14 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 113,783 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'Why has it taken more than half a century for this wonderful flight of humour to be rediscovered?' the Guardian 'The sweetest grown-up book in the world.' India Knight"


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Miss Guinevere Pettigrew, a gentlewoman spinster approaching middle-age has been working as a governess to make ends meet, but a succession of appalling employers has left her down-trodden. Then one morning, owing to a mix-up at her employment agency, she is sent for an interview with a Miss LaFosse, a glamorous but dissolute cabaret artiste, who is seeking a new maid. Despite the moral and social gulfs between them, a surprising bond is formed, and by the end of the day, both their lives have been entirely transformed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Champagne for Guinevere, 21 April 2001
By Lynette Baines (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This gorgeous fairytale is the perfect book to pick up when you've had a bad day at work, and you feel a cold coming on (as I did). Guinevere Pettigrew's adventures with Miss LaFosse make sparkling reading. Miss Pettigrew is sent to the wrong address by her employment agency (she works as a nanny). Instead of a household of fractious children, she finds a glamourous young woman of slightly dubious morals, with a number of pressing problems, from cocaine in the bathroom to a jealous lover. Miss Pettigrew solves everything, using nothing more forceful than common sense and an ability to distinguish between right and wrong. This beautifully produced edition of the novel (first published in 1938) is enhanced by Persephone's excellent choice of endpapers and the original line drawings throughout the text. You won't be disappointed by this magical story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cinders you shall go to the ball!, 13 Feb 2004
By Elaine Simpson-long (Colchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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If there is anyone who can put this book down once they have started reading it, I shall be surprised. It is a true Cinderella story of a down trodden spinster who is facing a frightening old age with no family and living by her own meagre earnings. Then one day a fairy godmother in the unlikely guise of Miss DeFoss, a nightclub singer, appears when Miss Pettigrew knocks on her door is mistaken for somebody else. The day transforms her life. This book is funny, witty, enchanting and totally captivating and illustrated by sharp black and white drawings. Persephone continues to surprise and delight with their continuing discovery of wondrous works like this. Read and enjoy!
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, uplifting - I read it all in one sitting!, 25 April 2001
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What a wonderful book. Even from unwrapping it, the cover is absolutely right, it is a book I shall enjoy looking at! The actual text is fascinating, even down to the preface. I literally could not put it down as within the first chapter I became enthralled by the characters.
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