Winifred Watson

Winifred Watson was a British novelist who published five novels in the 1930s before retiring from writing after the Second World War. She lived in obscurity for decades until Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day was rediscovered and republished in 2000, becoming a surprise hit and eventually being adapted into a 2008 film starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The novel is a sparkling, irresistible comedy about a dowdy governess who accidentally stumbles into the glamorous world of a nightclub singer in 1930s London. Her audiobooks and books are utterly charming listening and reading — a perfect feel-good classic that deserves its rediscovery.