Miss Peabody's Inheritance

by Elizabeth Jolley

Book Overview

Miss Peabody, a lonely spinster in London, writes a fan letter to Diana Hopewell, an Australian novelist. In reply, Hopewell sends installments of her novel-in-progress, the zany adventures of a trio... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670479527
• ISBN13: 9780670479528
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Miss's Peabody inherits herself

This is the story of Miss Peabody, a woman swallowed by habit and normality, until someone comes alone to bring her out of her mundane existance...a novelist; a pen pal. The story is refreshingly beautiful emcompassing a novel within the novel. Truely inspirational and utterly unforgettable.