Another brilliant book. I had never heard of "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day" - but was intrigued by a poster which appeared at my local train station. The film was released in August ... and it's looking quite likely that I have missed the film at the cinema - oh well, I have read the book which is absolutely amazing!
First published in 1930 by Winifred Watson, this novel has recently been re-published by Persephone Books along with the original illustrations. 
Miss Pettigrew is a fairy tale ... the dowdy, spinster governess turns up on the doorstep of a nightclub singer and ends up being made over, taken to a nightclub and travelling home in a taxi ... with a man! It reads like a Fred Astaire film and in my head the singer is played by Ginger Rogers!
Miss Pettigrew is a fairy tale ... the dowdy, spinster governess turns up on the doorstep of a nightclub singer and ends up being made over, taken to a nightclub and travelling home in a taxi ... with a man! It reads like a Fred Astaire film and in my head the singer is played by Ginger Rogers! Reading this has inspired me to look at other titles in the Persephone range.
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