About the book
Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition.
When retired Major Pettigrew strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mrs. Ali, the Pakistani village shopkeeper, he is drawn out of his regimented world and forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Brought together by a shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship on the cusp of blossoming into something more. But although the Major was actually born in Lahore, and Mrs. Ali was born in Cambridge, village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as a permanent foreigner. The Major has always taken special pride in the village, but will he be forced to choose between the place he calls home and a future with Mrs. Ali?
Editions of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385668644
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781400068937
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385668668
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780812981223
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385686594
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385668651
- EBook
- ISBN 9781588369659
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307712875
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307712851
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307712868
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307712844
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Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition.
When retired Major Pettigrew strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mrs. Ali, the Pakistani village shopkeeper, he is drawn out of his regimented world and forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Brought together by a shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship on the cusp of blossoming into something more. But although the Major was actually born in Lahore, and Mrs. Ali was born in Cambridge, village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as a permanent foreigner. The Major has always taken special pride in the village, but will he be forced to choose between the place he calls home and a future with Mrs. Ali?
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Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition.
When retired Major Pettigrew strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mrs. Ali, the Pakistani village shopkeeper, he is drawn out of his regimented world and forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Brought together by a shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship on the cusp of blossoming into something more. But although the Major was actually born in Lahore, and Mrs. Ali was born in Cambridge, village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as a permanent foreigner. The Major has always taken special pride in the village, but will he be forced to choose between the place he calls home and a future with Mrs. Ali?
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Major Pettigrew's Last Stand?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780385668644
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Major Pettigrew's Last Stand?
Helen Simonson
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385668644) and hardcover(ISBN 9781400068937) and paperback(ISBN 9780385668668) and paperback(ISBN 9780812981223) and paperback(ISBN 9780385686594) and ebook(ISBN 9780385668651) and ebook(ISBN 9781588369659) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307712875) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307712851) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307712868) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307712844)
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