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You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major Pettigrew is one of the most indelible characters in contemporary fiction, and from the very first page of this remarkable novel he will steal your heart.
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 respective 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 her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?
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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 respective 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 her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?
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[A] beautiful little love story, which is told with skill and humor. The New York Times Book Review
Funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling . . . As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment. . . . It s all about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew s Last Stand has them all. The New York Times
Delightful . . . Lots of books try to evoke Jane Austen . . . but Simonson nails the genteel British comedy of manners with elegant aplomb. The Christian Science Monitor
Thoroughly charming . . . With her crisp wit and gentle insight, Simonson . . . knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life. The Washington Post
There s more than a bit of Romeo and Juliet here . . . Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali are worthy of our respect, and it is a great pleasure to spend time with them. Los Angeles Times
Marvelous . . . graceful, funny, perceptive, and satisfying. The Boston Globe
A comforting and intelligent debut, a modern-day story of love that takes everyone grown children, villagers, and the main participants by surprise, as real love stories tend to do. Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge
[Helen] Simonson invests her grown-up love story with . . . warmth and charm. USA Today
A wise comedy . . . about the unexpected miracle of later-life love . . . The beauty of this engaging book is in the characters. O: The Oprah Magazine
With courting curmudgeons, wayward sons, religion, race, and real estate in a petty and picturesque English village, Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is surprisingly, wonderfully romantic and fresh . . . the best first novel I ve read in a long, long time. Cathleen Schine, author of The Love Letter
Endlessly entertaining. Minneapolis Star Tribune
Playful yet affecting . . . If you miss the Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse and don t mind having your emotional buttons pushed Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is the book for you. Buffalo News
Irresistibly delightful. Library Journal (starred review)"
"[A] beautiful little love story, which is told with skill and humor."--The New York Times Book Review "Funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling . . . As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment. . . . It's all about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand has them all."--The New York Times
"Delightful . . . Lots of books try to evoke Jane Austen . . . but Simonson nails the genteel British comedy of manners with elegant aplomb."--The Christian Science Monitor "Thoroughly charming . . . With her crisp wit and gentle insight, Simonson . . . knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life."--The Washington Post
"There's more than a bit of Romeo and Juliet here . . . Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali are worthy of our respect, and it is a great pleasure to spend time with them."--Los Angeles Times "Marvelous . . . graceful, funny, perceptive, and satisfying."--The Boston Globe "A comforting and intelligent debut, a modern-day story of love that takes everyone--grown children, villagers, and the main participants--by surprise, as real love stories tend to do."--Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge "[Helen] Simonson invests her grown-up love story with . . . warmth and charm."--USA Today "A wise comedy . . . about the unexpected miracle of later-life love . . . The beauty of this engaging book is in the characters."--O: The Oprah Magazine "With courting curmudgeons, wayward sons, religion, race, and real estate in a petty and picturesque English village, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is surprisingly, wonderfully romantic and fresh . . . the best first novel I've read in a long, long time."--Cathleen Schine, author of The Love Letter "Endlessly entertaining."--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Playful yet affecting . . . If you miss the Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse--and don't mind having your emotional buttons pushed--Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is the book for you."--Buffalo News "Irresistibly delightful."--Library Journal (starred review)
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Funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling . . . As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment. . . . It s all about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew s Last Stand has them all. The New York Times
Delightful . . . Lots of books try to evoke Jane Austen . . . but Simonson nails the genteel British comedy of manners with elegant aplomb. The Christian Science Monitor
Thoroughly charming . . . With her crisp wit and gentle insight, Simonson . . . knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life. The Washington Post
There s more than a bit of Romeo and Juliet here . . . Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali are worthy of our respect, and it is a great pleasure to spend time with them. Los Angeles Times
Marvelous . . . graceful, funny, perceptive, and satisfying. The Boston Globe
A comforting and intelligent debut, a modern-day story of love that takes everyone grown children, villagers, and the main participants by surprise, as real love stories tend to do. Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge
[Helen] Simonson invests her grown-up love story with . . . warmth and charm. USA Today
A wise comedy . . . about the unexpected miracle of later-life love . . . The beauty of this engaging book is in the characters. O: The Oprah Magazine
With courting curmudgeons, wayward sons, religion, race, and real estate in a petty and picturesque English village, Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is surprisingly, wonderfully romantic and fresh . . . the best first novel I ve read in a long, long time. Cathleen Schine, author of The Love Letter
Endlessly entertaining. Minneapolis Star Tribune
Playful yet affecting . . . If you miss the Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse and don t mind having your emotional buttons pushed Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is the book for you. Buffalo News
Irresistibly delightful. Library Journal (starred review)"
"[A] beautiful little love story, which is told with skill and humor."--The New York Times Book Review "Funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling . . . As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment. . . . It's all about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand has them all."--The New York Times
"Delightful . . . Lots of books try to evoke Jane Austen . . . but Simonson nails the genteel British comedy of manners with elegant aplomb."--The Christian Science Monitor "Thoroughly charming . . . With her crisp wit and gentle insight, Simonson . . . knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life."--The Washington Post
"There's more than a bit of Romeo and Juliet here . . . Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali are worthy of our respect, and it is a great pleasure to spend time with them."--Los Angeles Times "Marvelous . . . graceful, funny, perceptive, and satisfying."--The Boston Globe "A comforting and intelligent debut, a modern-day story of love that takes everyone--grown children, villagers, and the main participants--by surprise, as real love stories tend to do."--Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge "[Helen] Simonson invests her grown-up love story with . . . warmth and charm."--USA Today "A wise comedy . . . about the unexpected miracle of later-life love . . . The beauty of this engaging book is in the characters."--O: The Oprah Magazine "With courting curmudgeons, wayward sons, religion, race, and real estate in a petty and picturesque English village, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is surprisingly, wonderfully romantic and fresh . . . the best first novel I've read in a long, long time."--Cathleen Schine, author of The Love Letter "Endlessly entertaining."--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Playful yet affecting . . . If you miss the Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse--and don't mind having your emotional buttons pushed--Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is the book for you."--Buffalo News "Irresistibly delightful."--Library Journal (starred review)
An enchanting, humorous and heart-warming novel set in an English village
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- Publication date2010
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