Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel

by Helen Simonson | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0812981227 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingglade1wing of McLeansville, North Carolina USA on 6/2/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by wingglade1wing from McLeansville, North Carolina USA on Saturday, June 2, 2012
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?

Journal Entry 2 by wingglade1wing at Greensboro, North Carolina USA on Sunday, January 29, 2017
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.

Journal Entry 3 by wingglade1wing at Greensboro, North Carolina USA on Monday, January 30, 2017

Released 7 yrs ago (1/30/2017 UTC) at Greensboro, North Carolina USA

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Sent to ReallyBookish via media mail today. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 4 by ReallyBookish at Horsham, Pennsylvania USA on Friday, February 3, 2017
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!

Journal Entry 5 by ReallyBookish at Furlong, Pennsylvania USA on Monday, January 29, 2024
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

Released 1 mo ago (2/10/2024 UTC) at Goodwill in Warminster, Pennsylvania USA

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