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A review by sarahrigg
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
4.0
This novel is about Miss Pettigrew, a down-on-her-luck governess who accidentally gets sent to the home of a nightclub singer instead of a family with small children. She gets drawn into the dramas and shenanigans of her host, Miss LaFosse, and her host's best friend, Miss Dubarry. Miss Pettigrew finds reserves in herself she didn't know were there and saves the day more than once. But what will Miss LaFosse do when she finds out Miss Pettigrew has arrived by mistake?
Very fun. There are some very backward remarks about race/ethnicity that spoiled this from being a 5-star read for me, but it was a fluffy bit of fun and not at all the drag you might expect when you hear something described as a classic. Recommended.
Very fun. There are some very backward remarks about race/ethnicity that spoiled this from being a 5-star read for me, but it was a fluffy bit of fun and not at all the drag you might expect when you hear something described as a classic. Recommended.