When you read Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson your heart lifts when you know that all is going to end well for her. It is Prince Charming rescuing Cinderella from a life of poverty and panic about a lonely future. Now I am not saying Miss Susan Boyle is Miss Pettigrew but the Cinderella aspect of her story cannot be ignored.
If there is anybody in the universe who has not yet seen this clip on You Tube from Britain's Got Talent, then I urge you to click onto the link below and watch it. I have seen it several times and each time I find I get a lump in my throat at the sight of this very nice, but ordinary lady (I am sure she will forgive this description) walking onto the stage looking as unlike a diva as you could imagine, being greeted with disparagement by the judges and then opening her mouth, start to sing and knocking their socks off. It is one of the most joyous things I have seen in a long time and the expression on the faces of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan was a sight to behold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Totally life affirming and it just made my day.
