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Winifred Watson

Born

in Newcastle upon Tyne, The United Kingdom

October 20, 1906

Died

August 05, 2002

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor

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Winifred Eileen Watson (20 October 1906 - 5 August 2002) was an English writer. She is best known for her novel, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, which was adapted into a major motion picture of the same name (released in 2008).

Bibliography:

Fell Top (1935)
Odd Shoes (1936)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (1938)
Upyonder (1938)
Hop, Step, Jump (1939)
Leave and Bequeath (1943)

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Average rating: 3.98 · 18,756 ratings · 2,803 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating — 18,686 ratings — published 1938 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hop, Step, Jump 4.14 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1939 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Grammar made gay: A book for boys and girls it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Winifred Watson (?)

“Odd, said Miss Pettigrew conversationally, 'the undermining effect of flowers on a woman's common sense.”
― Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

tags: flower

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“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.”
― Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

tags: cheapness, flowers

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“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.”
― Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

tags: powder

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Polls

September 2014 New School Classic -

Which book would you like to read for our August 2014 New School Classic Group Read?

1910, The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, 360pp

39 votes, 18.6%

1996, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, 224pp

39 votes, 18.6%

1952, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, 581pp

22 votes, 10.5%

1973, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, 302pp

21 votes, 10.0%

1944, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, 351pp

16 votes, 7.6%

1928, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, 296pp

15 votes, 7.1%

1924, The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain, 223pp

15 votes, 7.1%

1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, 256pp

13 votes, 6.2%

1938, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day byWinifred Watson, 234pp

10 votes, 4.8%

1913, O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, 176pp

8 votes, 3.8%

1957, On the Beach by Nevil Shute, 296pp

5 votes, 2.4%

1985, The Postman: Il Postino by Antonio Skármeta, 128pp

4 votes, 1.9%

1905, Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg,160pp

3 votes, 1.4%

210 total votes

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