Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel
Simonson, Helen
Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel / Helen Simonson - 1st ed - New York : Random House , c2010. - 358 p. ; 25 cm.
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?
English
9781400068937
Country life---Fiction
Retirees---Fiction
Widowers---Palestine ----Fiction
Widows----Fiction
Pakistanis---England----Fiction
Interracial friendship----Fiction
Love stories
PS3619.I56294 / M35 2010
FIC SIM
Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel / Helen Simonson - 1st ed - New York : Random House , c2010. - 358 p. ; 25 cm.
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?
English
9781400068937
Country life---Fiction
Retirees---Fiction
Widowers---Palestine ----Fiction
Widows----Fiction
Pakistanis---England----Fiction
Interracial friendship----Fiction
Love stories
PS3619.I56294 / M35 2010
FIC SIM