We are giving you the chance to win 1 of 5 book packs to celebrate the new movie “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” in this week’s free competition.

“The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” will be screened exclusively at Dendy Newtown (NSW) and Dendy Portside (QLD) from October 22.

From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) leads a charmed existence. An anchor of feminine serenity, she is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (Alan Arkin) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test.

In truth, the gracious woman of the present day has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her past - an array of erotic misadventures, a diet-pill-addicted mother and the suicide of an exotic rival - until finding love and security in a family of her own. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, along with help from a new, strange and soulful acquaintance (Keanu Reeves), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden undercurrents of her seemingly placid world to find the true sense of self which has always eluded her.

The film is directed by Rebecca Miller, who also wrote the book of the same name. To celebrate the limited release of the film, we have five prize packs of two Rebecca Miller novels each to give away - “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” and “Personal Velocity” (which is just being released for the first time in Australia).

To enter to win a “Private Lives of Pippa Lee” book pack, tell us in 25 words or less using the form below why you want to read these books. The best answers will win. The competition closes next Thursday.

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