Major Pettigrew's last stand
Subtitle: a novel
By: Helen Simonson
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781400068937
Description: 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?