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MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND
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| By: |
Helen Simonson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408804255 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408804254 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2010 |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Major Ernest Pettigrew is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. But when his brother's death, and a love of Kipling, sparks an unexpected friendship with the widowed village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali, the Major is forced to confront the realities of the twenty first century. |
| Synopsis: |
Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. Since his wife's death, he has tried to avoid the constant bother of the village women, his ambitious son and the suburbanisation of the English countryside. He prefers to lead a quiet life, upholding the values that people have lived by for generations - respectability, duty and a properly brewed cup of tea (very much not served in a polystyrene cup with teabag left in). But when his brother's death, and a love of Kipling, sparks an unexpected friendship with the widowed village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali, the Major is forced to confront the realities of the twenty first century. Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour, "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" is a charming, against-all-odds love story that introduces unforgettable characters and questions how much risk one should take for personal happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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Non-returnable |
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