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Major Pettigrew's last stand

By: Publication details: London : Bloomsbury 2010ISBN:
  • 9781408809556
Subject(s): Summary: Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. But when his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Ali, the widowed village shopkeeper of Pakistani descent, the Major is drawn out of his regimented world and forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Drawn 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 how will the chaotic recent events affect his relationship with the place he calls home?
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Item type Home library Collection Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Bridgewater Community NHS Library Main Shelves YWZ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available XBCHT05017
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Countess of Chester NHS Library Main Shelves FIC SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T06727
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Library - St Helens and Knowsley Leisure Reading Leisure SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T024477
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Wirral NHS Library Leisure Reading Leisure Read & Relax - S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B10631

Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. But when his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Ali, the widowed village shopkeeper of Pakistani descent, the Major is drawn out of his regimented world and forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Drawn 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 how will the chaotic recent events affect his relationship with the place he calls home?