Yup! Published by Persephone books, a company I LOVE, because they are dedicated to reprinting largely forgotten and out-of-print novels by women in the 20th centurary. Their back-list of titles makes me DROOL. Miss Pettigrew was one of their big commercial successes and I think it's safe to say that without them reprinting it, the movie would never have been made.
The book and the movie have very different focuses though. The movie emphasis is on the romantic choices and relationships, while the book is much more about the family and close friendships that women development with each other. I tend to like the latter, so I preferred the book. But the movie was very good too.
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Date: 2008-08-11 11:06 pm (UTC)The book and the movie have very different focuses though. The movie emphasis is on the romantic choices and relationships, while the book is much more about the family and close friendships that women development with each other. I tend to like the latter, so I preferred the book. But the movie was very good too.