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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A sweet love story that reminded me a lot of "A Gentleman in Moscow," by Amor Towles because it is so courtly written. Major Pettigrew, a reclusive widower, is the resident of a small coastal village steeped in tradition and far from the progressive nature of London. After losing his only sibling, he finds himself in an unexpected relationship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from
the village. It is full of lovely quotes like this one--“The world is full of small ignorances. We must all do our best to ignore them and thereby keep them small, don't you think?" Funny and perceptive, the author takes her time telling us his story and it is a quite satisfying read.



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