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Governess Guinevere Pettigrew is about out of luck, steps from going to the workhouse, when the employment agency gives her the address for a possible position. When she arrives she finds an elegant apartment, no sign of a child, and a lady just arisen and frantic to get her lover out the door. Miss Pettigrew gets him to leave by some tricky verbal maneuvering and so begins a day that changes her life. Before Miss Pettigrew can explain why she is there, Miss Delysia LaFosse, nightclub singer, ex
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I love this book. I realize that it's a fluff piece and it won't do to delve into it deeply, but that is basically the appeal of the book. It deals with the makeover of a parson's daughter, stiff and prim, who comes into contact with the glamorous side of life and changes herself. Guinevere Pettigrew is a lovely character, and one roots for her to get the best out of life right from the beginning. It's a charming book, giddy with its own little rebellion against the prudery of the age. Obviously
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Love this book, I enjoyed the friendship between the main characters and how they developed over 24 hours as well as how Miss Pettigrew helped and changed Miss LaFosse life for the better, and as well as how Miss LaFosse helped and change Miss Pettigrew life for the better, while having fun to.
I watch the film that was based on this book first and now that I have read the book, I loved the book as much as the film! I can't choose which I enjoy more; so they tie for first place. ...more
I watch the film that was based on this book first and now that I have read the book, I loved the book as much as the film! I can't choose which I enjoy more; so they tie for first place. ...more
Apr 17, 2020
Ed Lehman
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Dec 07, 2016
Claire
marked it as to-read
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