Major Pettigrew's last stand :
Simonson, Helen.
Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel / Helen Simonson. - Random House Trade paperback edition. - 368 pages ; 21 cm.
Originally published in 2010. Includes a reader's guide.
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until 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 respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers Ali a foreigner?
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Widows--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Pakistanis--England--Fiction.
Interracial friendship--Fiction.
Retirees--Fiction.
Country life--England--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
PS3619.I56294 / M35 2011
813/.6
Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel / Helen Simonson. - Random House Trade paperback edition. - 368 pages ; 21 cm.
Originally published in 2010. Includes a reader's guide.
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until 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 respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers Ali a foreigner?
9780812981223 0812981227
2009022231
Widows--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Pakistanis--England--Fiction.
Interracial friendship--Fiction.
Retirees--Fiction.
Country life--England--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
PS3619.I56294 / M35 2011
813/.6