Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Living Grammar | 1939 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Fell Top | 1935 | Buy |
| Odd Shoes | 1936 | Buy |
| Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | 1937 | Buy |
| Leave and Bequeath | 1943 | N/A |
Winifred Watson (1906-2002) was an English writer from Whitley Bay near Newcastle. She published her first novel, Fell Top, in 1935 and followed it with three more novels and a grammar textbook before the Second World War effectively ended her writing career. She married Leslie Pickering in 1936 and had a son, Keith, in 1941.
Watson’s third novel, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, is the one that made her famous, though that fame came mostly after her death. The book was a hit when it first appeared in 1937, selling well in Britain, Australia, and the United States. It then fell out of print for decades until Persephone Books reissued it in 2000. The 2008 film adaptation, with Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, introduced the story to a whole new audience.