Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

In February I reviewed the film adaptation of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, a review that prompted me to write and maintain my blog. Without having watched this delightful film (after discovering the book the previous April) then I may not have been inspired to blog and I would not be co-hosting Persephone Reading [...]

Miss Pettigrew Lives On

I was completely charmed by Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. It has no substance but it’s not supposed to; it’s an enchanting 1930s grown-woman’s fairy tale (a Cinderella/rag-to-riches story), which cheers one up immensely. I read the book a year ago and it was a (mostly) faithful adaptation. I thought it was well-cast, well-acted [...]

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