Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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“Don’t let this delightfully frothy drawing-room comedy get lost between the sofa cushions.”—Salon.com
“Miss Pettigrew is irresistible, a perfect mix of wistfulness and joy, substance and froth.”—Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring
“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is perhaps the happiest, most ebullient piece of fiction…
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1 author picked Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book was written in the 1930s, yet it feels remarkably contemporary – a glorious romp through a world of parties, sex, and drugs. Miss Pettigrew stumbles into this world when she mistakenly turns up for the wrong job. With little money in her purse she has no option but to take the position and finds herself having an awful lot more fun than she ever has before. And for once she is really appreciated.
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