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Title	:	Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Author	:	Helen Simonson
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 359 pages
Published	:	March 2nd 2010 by Random House (first published 2010)
Categories	:	Fiction. Romance. Contemporary. European Literature. British Literature. Adult Fiction. Book Club. Historical. Historical Fiction

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson

Hardcover | Pages: 359 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 129229 Users | 12808 Reviews

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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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Original Title:	Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
ISBN:	1400068932 (ISBN13: 9781400068937)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Author (2010)

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I really loved this book and I have a wistful smile on my face just thinking about it.A lot of it is sentimentality as it is a very English book and the Major reminds me somewhat of my Dad...his values and his thinking and his jokes! And the village he lives in is very similar to this one.This was quietly hilarious - the Major's dry sense of humour and the sometimes ridiculous situations he gets himself into purely down to social niceties and perceived face-saving is very funny.A lot of

This novel was well-liked at book club and led to a very interesting discussion.

I read a very positive review and bought this book the day it was available. I really loved it...witty and dry, great fun. The narrative has a very british perspective. Great charcters.The sensitive subject of the british memories of the colonial era in contrast to other cutures and people are really handled well. It both entertains and provokes thought which to me constitutes a perfect book. I just happen to watch "Slumdog Millionaire" the same weekend and thought the two contrasted well.The

Major Pettigrew, a retired British Army officer, is a man who is used to being in control of his routine and social life. What little there is. He is a widower of 5 years and has recently buried his brother Bertie. He has a son who is mostly interested in himself and often refers to his 68 year old father as "elderly". The Major is also lonely. He has his Golf Club where he plays with a few close friends. His other activities include shooting events where he uses 1 of a matched pair of Churchill

This New York Times bestseller is Helen Simonson's debut novel which I sought out after reading her second book , The Summer Before The War. Taking place in a small pastoral town in the English countryside, this book features the unlikely " golden years" romance of Major Pettigrew a staunch believer in retaining the decorum of a proper Englishman and Mrs. Ali a beautiful and exotic widowed shopkeeper from Pakistan. It's admirable that they yearn to follow their hearts despite the adversity shown

3.75★"I would like you to be happy Ernest," she said. "We all deserve that."A heart warming story about people figuring out how, and then deciding to have, a meaningful and fulfilling life by letting go of preconceived notions, prejudices, and plans. If you read and enjoyed The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, or A Man Called Ove, I think you will like this one also.

Sweet love story in a very English countryside.