The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee

ISBN: 9781847672452
Author: Rebecca Miller
Description:
At fifty, Pippa Lee seems just fine. The devoted wife of a brilliant publisher thirty years her senior, the proud mother of successful twins, and a lovely and adored friend and neighbour, she seems to glow with feminine serenity. But when her husband spontaneously decides they should cast off Gramercy Park for Marigold Village retirement home, as a "preemptive strike against his decrepitude," Pippa finds her beatific persona unravelling in alarming ways.The truth is, the gracious woman of the present day has seen more than her fair share of the wild side. By seventeen, Pippa has lived with a Dexedrine addicted mother, felt the first stirrings of sexuality with a school girlfriend, had an affair with a teacher, and run away from home, set adrift on a course littered with broken hearts - until she found love and security in a family of her own.And now that seemingly established world, too, is in danger.In Pippa Lee we have an unforgettable heroine, and a quirky and acutely intelligent portrait of the many lives behind a single name. Even after we've read it, "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" is a story that is still unfurling. From the Inside Flap Praise for Rebecca Miller and Personal Velocity 'This is an excellent book; a future award-winner, if the gods are just.' Guardian 'Humane, always honest and always entertaining.' Los Angeles Times 'She is good with words: economical, deft with detail...Miller writes with a welcome sensitivity...compelling.' Independent 'An astonishing debut...The devil is in the detail, the resonances that truly bring these women alive.' The List 'Her stories conjure up lives and worlds that linger in the memory.' Sunday Times From the Back Cover Meet Pippa Lee, a thoroughly modern heroine. She is the devoted wife of a brilliant man thirty years her senior, proud mother of grown-up twins, and an adored friend and neighbour. But where once she was content with this seemingly enviable world, Pippa finds her life beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder, how did she find herself in this place? The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage. It brilliantly captures the challenges, confusion and excitement of modern life - and all the possibility it holds. 'Miller is a brilliantly observant writer with a sharp eye...In her hands, every emotion and state of mind are fully imagined and acutely realised.' Daily Mail About the Author Rebecca Miller worked as a painter and actress before becoming a writer and director. She is the author of the short story collection Personal Velocity, her feature film adaptation of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and also directed The Ballad of Jack and Rose, which starred her husband Daniel Day-Lewis, and Angela. She lives in Ireland and New York with her family.

Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
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