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** spoiler alert ** Have you ever looked back at things you have done in your past, and realized that your present self wouldn't be caught dead doing them? The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a story about the events in our past that indelibly alter who we are and change us into individuals of our present.

The tale gets off to a slow start, describing the 50ish Stepford Wife seeming, Pippa Lee, a homemaker who has recently moved into a retirement home with her 80 something year old wealthy and successful husband. The story picks up significantly, however, as we go back in time to explore Pippa's erratic past: her dysfunctional family, her various affairs with older and married men, her migrant partygirl lifestyle, and her drug addiction.

In the present, Pippa's seemingly mundane life begins to become more complicated when she starts sleepwalking at night and meets an interesting newcomer to the community, two decades younger than herself. I very much enjoyed getting to know Pippa and learning her story. My only gripe about the book was the ending, which seemed more than a bit rushed, wrapped up the issues presented in the story just a tad too neatly. Typically, I complain that books are too LONG. This one could have used a bit more tail-end exposition.

Nevertheless, I found The Private Lives of Pippa Lee to be an enjoyable quick read. I'm very eager to see what they do with the upcoming movie.