Miss Petigrew lives for a day

This book was lent to me by my dear friend Patricia, and I have enjoyed it so much that it has become one of my favorite book..... Guinevere Pettigrew's adventures with Miss LaFosse make a very entertaining reading. Miss Pettigrew is sent to the wrong address by her employment agency (she works as a nanny). Instead of a household of  difficult children, she finds a glamourous young woman of slightly dubious morals, with a number of pressing problems, from cocaine in the bathroom to a jealous lover. Miss Pettigrew solves everything, using nothing more forceful than common sense and an ability to distinguish between right and wrong. This novel was first published in 1938 and includes the original line drawings throughout the text which makes it even more special! Do read it, you shan't be disappointed