Winifred Watson
Born
in Newcastle upon Tyne, The United Kingdom
October 20, 1906
Died
August 05, 2002
Genre
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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1938
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36 editions
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Hop, Step, Jump
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published
1939
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2 editions
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Odd Shoes
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published
1936
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Fell Top
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published
1935
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Leave and Bequeath
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Grammar made gay: A book for boys and girls
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A Living Grammar
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“Odd, said Miss Pettigrew conversationally, 'the undermining effect of flowers on a woman's common sense.”
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
“All the men send you orchids because they're expensive and they know that you know they are. But I always kind of think they're cheap, don't you, just because they're expensive. Like telling someone how much you paid for something to show off.”
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
“All these years she had never had the wicked thrill of powdering her nose. Others had experienced that joy. Never she. And all because she lacked courage.”
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
― Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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