false <![CDATA[Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217293145m/916856.jpg 916856 4 Miss Pettigrew is a down-on-her-luck, middle-aged governess sent by her employment agency to work for a nightclub singer rather than a household of unruly children. Over a period of 24 hours her life is changed -- forever. This delightful, funny, light-hearted 1938 novel was a bestseller on its first appearance and has been reprinted many times since Persephone Books first reissued it, complete with its original illustrations, for a new generation of readers. 2283295 1938 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day total:798|5:246|4:338|3:173|2:37|1:4| 798 3179 1487 272 4 2 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 07:21:25 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 01 08:44:17 -0700 2009
Miss Pettigrew has been repressed and oppressed and one day, after meeting Delysia LaFos...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 17:57:52 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 17:58:41 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue Sep 16 17:59:03 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 18:09:44 -0700 2008 The book is charming, and so is the movie. See and read both versions for full appreciation - read the book because it's fun, silly, and just a nice read overall. This was chic...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 02:52:19 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 03:00:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Mar 09 09:48:24 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 09:55:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 16:20:51 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 18:33:28 -0800 2009 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, written in the 1930's, has the feeling of a great old movie: nostalgic, retro, and classic. The book follows Miss Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, as she is send by her governess agency to the wrong address to the home of night club singer/actress Delysia L...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 15:41:22 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 15:47:53 -0800 2008
Everything about this book was delightful and frothy. My copy has a lovely painting on the cover, a brief history of the novel and its reprinting on the back, the original illustrations throughout, a glowing...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 05:39:41 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 05:40:02 -0700 2009
“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” is another bookclub selection. In truth, I was going to skip it.

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Miss Pettigrew is a governess who can't hold a job and is now at her wits end. In hopes of a new position, Miss Pettigrew is sent by her...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:30:31 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:31:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:02:20 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:53:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:40:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 07:41:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 07 11:53:46 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 11:32:22 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 11:53:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 06:29:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 08:29:26 -0700 2009 Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day is. It’s delightfully warm, delightfully funny, delightfully rude, and absolutely delightfully escapist.

Miss Pettigrew is a buttoned-up and disappointed governess, right...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 10:51:26 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 13:35:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:25:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:55:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 08:40:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 08:30:53 -0700 2009 I'm pleased I did, because it's excellent! It is a Cinderella story, but se...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 19:19:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:48:01 -0700 2009
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