What is it with the Pettigrew name that makes it popular in novels? In May I read Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (see:
http://kewgreenbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/major-pettigrews-minor-distraction.html) and this evening, during a quiet and solitary couple of hours, I watched the film of Winifred Watson's 1930s novel Miss Pettigrew Lives for the Day - what a delight. The book (Persephone Books) is now on my holiday reading list as I am sure is charming; it is described as a "fairy story for grown ups" which is "full of gentle humour". It appears that literary Pettigrews are wise and gentle souls and the film is delicious viewing since it features another wise and gentle soul in the form of Ciaran Hinds with whom I fell madly in love as Captain Wentworth in the BBC's 1995 version of Persuasion....."I can listen no longer in silence.... you pierce my soul." It sends shivers down my spine!
3 comments:
You didn't mention the lovely music from the film Ros and yes he is rather goegeous
Bravo, Alison, for cracking the technology and making a comment! And yes, the music to the film is wonderful too...... and I have just this weekend borrowed the book from Maria.
The book is vastly superior to the film....V
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