The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
- 21 Apr 2016
- 9781782119159
- £9.99
- 240 pp
- 130×197mm
- 20 Nov 2008
- 9781847673565
- £7.99
- 240 pp
In a few words
A story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage – that has sold over 200,000 copies
In a few words
A story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage – that has sold over 200,000 copies
Vivacious and intense . . . her psychology is often penetrating . . . the writing is rich in striking images
Miller is a luminous writer . . . gazing into these multiple private Pippas is like opening a series of Russian dolls, each intricately wrought, self-contained and self-revealing
Olivia Laing
ObserverVivacious and intense . . . her psychology is often penetrating . . . the writing is rich in striking images
Miller is a luminous writer . . . gazing into these multiple private Pippas is like opening a series of Russian dolls, each intricately wrought, self-contained and self-revealing
Olivia Laing
ObserverMore about
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‘A luminous writer’ Olivia Laing
‘Compelling’ The Times
‘Beautifully nuanced’ Daily Mail
Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee brilliantly reveals the challenges of modern life – and all the possibilities that it holds.
More about
the book
‘A luminous writer’ Olivia Laing
‘Compelling’ The Times
‘Beautifully nuanced’ Daily Mail
Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee brilliantly reveals the challenges of modern life – and all the possibilities that it holds.
Poignant, funny and wise
Like Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections without the bitterness, mixed with Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides without the eccentricity, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing read
A beautifully layered and subtle novel of identity, with a wonderfully vivid sense of place and character. And it's hesitatingly wise in all sorts of ways, as well as being a deftly constructed page-turner
Joseph O'connor
Hugely enjoyable
India Knight
Poignant, funny and wise
Like Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections without the bitterness, mixed with Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides without the eccentricity, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing read
A beautifully layered and subtle novel of identity, with a wonderfully vivid sense of place and character. And it's hesitatingly wise in all sorts of ways, as well as being a deftly constructed page-turner
Joseph O'connor
Hugely enjoyable
India Knight
Rebecca Miller
View profileRebecca Miller is a writer and director. She is the author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, which she also adapted for screen; Personal Velocity, her feature film of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance; and Jacob’s Folly. Her film work includes Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Maggie’s Plan. Her work has been published in thirty-two languages.
Rebecca Miller
View profileRebecca Miller is a writer and director. She is the author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, which she also adapted for screen; Personal Velocity, her feature film of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance; and Jacob’s Folly. Her film work includes Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Maggie’s Plan. Her work has been published in thirty-two languages.
