Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Culture Cards & Offers - Wonder Shuffle
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They have a lot in common, the widowed Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village, and Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired). They live quiet lives. They are both lonely after the death of their spouses. They share a fondness for English literature. He has a extremely obnoxious son with a complicated romantic life. She has an extremely obnoxious nephew with a complicated romantic life. They form a friendship, and possibly more, and horrify their families and the neighbors in Edgecombe St. Mary in the process.
In short, it’s a Romeo and Juliet story, but with much older protagonists and a much lower body count. And these older but wiser lovers are a joy and a delight to get to know. Read this one with a big cup of tea and some scones and clotted cream.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
East Sussex, UK
NOVEL: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
AUTHOR: Helen Simonson
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2010
IMAGE: book cover, Random House
