The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Author: Rebecca MillerManufacturer: Canongate Books Ltd
Author: Rebecca MillerManufacturer: Canongate Books Ltd
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847672490 (1847672493)
Publish date: September 1st 2009
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
Book Club,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
American,
Romance,
Adult,
Family,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Marriage
When the book begins Pippa is in her fifties. She’s one of those well-to-do perfect housewife types that everyone simply adores. She’s been married to Herb, thirty years her senior, for thirty or so years and they are the parents of grown up twins. Life is idyllic with a beach house and everything. ...
I thought this book had a lot of potential, but it wasn't quite laid out in the best way. I would have preferred it to be set out more chronogically rather than having what felt like a very out of place section in the middle. I enjoyed Pippa's early years a lot more, and thought that part of the boo...
Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee has mixed reviews here, and having just finished it over the course of the weekend, I think it makes sense; it's probably not a book that would -- or probably should -- appeal to everyone.Pippa Lee is the much-younger wife of publisher Herb Lee. When t...