{"product_id":"miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day-classic-edition","title":"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Classic edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7642\/5795\/files\/21_classicMissPettigrew_high_res.jpg?v=1647521162\u0026amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePREFACE BY HENRIETTA TWYCROSS-MARTIN\u003cbr\u003e256pp\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781906462024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Pettigrew\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eves for a Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is about a down-on-her-luck, middle-aged governess who is sent by an employment agency to the wrong address: instead of a household of unruly children, she encounters a glamorous night-club singer named Miss LaFosse. Over a period of twenty-four hours her life is changed - forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Pettigrew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a Persephone bestseller ever since we first published it in 2000. It came to our attention when a customer, Henrietta Twycross-Martin, brought an ancient, battered copy of it into the bookshop and told us it was her mother's favourite book. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e asked: 'Why has it taken more than half a century for this wonderful flight of humour to be rediscovered? Pure Cinderella fantasy farce with beaus, bounders, neglig\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ees and nightclubs: Miss Pettigrew's blossoming is a delight to observe.' The \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e liked the book's message – 'that everyone, no matter how poor or prim or neglected, has a second chance to blossom in the world' – while in \u003cem\u003eThe Shops\u003c\/em\u003e India Knight described \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Pettigrew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e as 'the sweetest grown-up book in the world and Tracy Chevalier agreed that '\u003cstrong\u003eMiss Pettigrew\u003c\/strong\u003e is irresistible, a perfect mix of wistfulness and joy, substance and froth.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Miss Pettigrew\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eves for a Day\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas made into an excellent film starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a Persephone Grey, a Persephone e-book and a Persephone Audiobook read by Frances McDormand.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winifred Watson","offers":[{"title":"None","offer_id":54098807587123,"sku":"jqd1789695027361","price":22.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tissue\/Endpaper","offer_id":54098807619891,"sku":"imj1789695027362","price":26.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cambridge Imprint paper","offer_id":54098807652659,"sku":"owg1789695027363","price":29.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reusable fabric napkin","offer_id":54098807685427,"sku":"ngx1789695027364","price":38.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/0578\/4627\/files\/miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day-classic-edition_1.jpg?v=1789695033","url":"https:\/\/sandstepclad.shop\/products\/miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day-classic-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}