![]() ![]() And as soon as Miss LaFosse opens that door, we’re lost right along with her in this madcap comedy, where a proper spinster meets a woman with no less than three lovers and several glamorous friends. ![]() Her timidity and anxiety immediately wraps you up in her problems she’s exactly the same as a shy unemployed single woman would be now in terms of attitude, if in little else. It’s a fast read and I loved Miss Pettigrew instantly. That’s because it really is a proper feel-good novel. ![]() And what a classic this book truly is I can see why some people hold it up as their favorite book ever, period. This is not a proper Persephone, but rather one of their newer Classics editions, highlighting the books that have enjoyed the most success out of those they’ve published. I’ve been hearing about Persephone books for nearly the entire time I’ve been blogging, but I’ve never actually owned one before. After this day, will her life ever return to normal? Does she even want it to? ![]() Almost immediately on meeting Delysia LaFosse, Miss Pettigrew’s life starts to change drastically in this heart-warming Cinderella-esque tale. Desperate for work, she’s sent by her agency seemingly by accident to work for a nightclub singer instead of the normal group of unruly children. Miss Pettigrew is a lonely, desperate fortyish spinster in the whirlwind of social change happening between the two World Wars. ![]()
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