Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson
2010, 358 pages
Setting: Village of Edgecombe St. Mary, present day
When he hears of his brother's sudden death, Major Pettigrew is helped by Mrs. Ali, the Pakistani village shopkeeper who happened to come to his door that morning on an errand. Major Pettigrew is a widower, and Mrs. Ali's husband died a year ago. They begin spending some time together, and their improbable friendship turns into a courtship, much to the dismay of some of the villagers. These villagers don't want their very British Major to take up with a Pakistani “foreigner.”
But Major Pettigrew is about to make his last stand, standing up for the truly important things in his life. Major Pettigrew is now a hero of mine, and I wish I could invite him and Jasmina (Mrs. Ali) to tea. They'd be charming company!
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