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Major Pettigrew's last stand [LP]

Welcome to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills and thatched cottages. There Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life valuing the things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of te...

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Main Author: Simonson, Helen
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010.
Edition:Large print ed.
Subjects:
Country life > England > Fiction.
Retirees > Fiction.
Widowers > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Pakistanis > England > Fiction.
Interracial friendship > Fiction.
Love stories.
Large print books.
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Summary:Welcome to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills and thatched cottages. There Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life valuing the 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. (Bestseller)
Physical Description:587 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781410427526
1410427528
Author Notes:Helen Simonson was born in England, lived many years in Brooklyn, N.Y. and currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area.

Simonson's literary inspirations include Virginia Woolf and Henry James. Her novels, Major Pettigrews Last Stand and The Summer Before the War, are New York Times Bestsellers.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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