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Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. Since his wife's death, he has tried to avoid the constant bother of the village women, his ambitious son and the suburbanisation of the English countryside. He prefers to lead a quiet life, upholding the values that people have lived by for generations - respectability, duty and a properly brewed cup of tea (very much not served in a polystyrene cup with teabag left in). But when his brother's death, and a love of Kipling, sparks an unexpected friendship with the widowed village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali, the Major is forced to confront the realities of the twenty first century. Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour, "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" is a charming, against-all-odds love story that introduces unforgettable characters and questions how much risk one should take for personal happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition.
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'As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment but never a discordant note either ... Its main characters are especially well drawn, and Ms. Simonson makes them as admirable as they are entertaining. They are traditionally built, and that's not just Mr. McCall Smith's euphemism. It's about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand has them all' --New York Times
'It's gentle and charming, but these words can't convey the slow-burning pleasure of this novel' --The Times The Times
'I LOVED Major Pettigrew, such a quirky, lovely novel' --Sophie Dahl
With a hero whom generations will recognise and love, this novel brings balm to the heart' --Angela Huth
`In the noisy world of today it is a delight to find a novel that dares to assert itself quietly with the lovely rhythm of Helen Simonson's funny, comforting, and intelligent first novel - a modern day story of love which takes everyone, grown children, villagers, and the main participants, by surprise - as real love stories tend to do'
--Elizabeth Strout
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An enchanting, humorous and heart-warming novel set in an English village
A Richard & Judy Book Club selection
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1408804255
- ISBN 13 9781408804254
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages368
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