I only heard about this recently, so had somehow managed to trick myself into believing that it had only been written recently as well. Knowing that it was originally written in 1938 actually puts quite a different spin on it - for the better. I had wondered how historically accurate it was, but kno...
One of those book that can be quite different from the movie but didn't loose its charm. The plot from the movie is more fast paced but coversation in the book definitely more charming and engaging.
When I first heard of this story about a middle-aged spinster having adventures, I was expecting to them to be a bit more... spinsterly, I guess. Instead this story felt almost like a less over-the-top and salacious Thorne Smith novel. (The plentiful illustrations add to the resemblance.) It’s fill ...
Read this light but well-written comedy in one evening and found it very entertaining. Miss Pettigrew is a middle-aged English spinster with little self-confidence trying to find a job as a governess. She's just about to give up when she's mistakenly ysent for an interview to Delysia LaFosse, a beau...
This was such a fun read! The story of a day in the life of a 1930's British middle-aged governess, who decides to disregard everything she was raised to believe was right and proper, and for once, to truly live.
A quick read as the film is there, on the shelves, awaiting my delight ... and I love me some yumsky Ciarán Hinds.How can something that starts out so scatty and air-headed evoke such a wet eye at the end?!
if you see the movie and read the book, the two are completely different. However, they are both amazing. It's a generally feel good book. Keep in mind that it was written in the 30's and the ideas about certain things are completely different - however, I also feel like this book was a little forwa...
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