The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Rebecca Miller

Pippa Lee is the devoted wife of a brilliant man thirty years her senior, the proud mother of grown up twins, and an adored friend and neighbour. But where once she was content with this seemingly enviable world, Pippa now 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. Wise, inspiring and surprising, it brilliantly captures the challenges, confusion and excitement of modern life – and all the possibility that it holds.

Editorials

• Joseph O'Connor

  A beautifully layered and subtle novel of identity... a deftly constructed page-turner.

• FT Magazine

  An easy read of quality is exactly how Miller's poignant, funny and wise novel could be described

• Sunday Telegraph

  a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing read

• Guardian

  This intriguing novel is bound to get attention... intelligent, thoughtful writing

• Book Description

  Wise, inspiring and brilliantly compelling, this is an unforgettable debut novel

• Psychologies Magazine

  Miller's quietly devastating examination of ageing, love and loyalty is never less than compelling.

• Good Housekeeping

  With beautiful simplicity, Miller unravels Pippa's past and celebrates the stirrings of something new

• Waterstone's Books Quarterly

  Miller writes with a rare mix of warmth, veracity and barbed wit.

• Literary Review

  The novel's wit and glamour make it one of the best debuts of the year so far.