Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel
Registered by glade1 of McLeansville, North Carolina USA on 6/2/2012
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Picked up for a buck at Goodwill today. From the back cover:
In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson’s wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, the Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother’s death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and regarding her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?
In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson’s wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, the Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother’s death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and regarding her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?
Excellent read. I loved the characters in this book, who were all portrayed as very real and normal people, with their various prejudices, preferences, and quirks. Major Pettigrew is a very proper gentleman, concerned about appearances and status but also longing for companionship and intellectual conversation. He finds a companion in Jasmina Ali, the widowed Pakistani shopkeeper. Will the differences in class and culture, and the censure of the village, drive them apart forever?
This is a nice comedy of manners, with flashes of great humor and pathos. Highly recommended.
Promised to ReallyBookish in the Wish List Tag game. Will send off shortly.
This is a nice comedy of manners, with flashes of great humor and pathos. Highly recommended.
Promised to ReallyBookish in the Wish List Tag game. Will send off shortly.
Sent to ReallyBookish via media mail today. Enjoy!
Received safely today. Many thanks! I'm looking forward to reading this and hope to get to it before too much time passes. Thank you for sharing it!
I dipped into this one, but it didn't capture my attention. Will allow it to travel on.
Journal Entry 6 by ReallyBookish at Goodwill in Warminster, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, February 10, 2024
Donating to Goodwill.