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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson

358 pages

About this book

Forced to confront the realities of life in the 21st century when he falls in love with widowed Pakistani descendant Mrs. Ali, a retired Major Pettigrew finds the relationship challenged by local prejudices that view Mrs. Ali, a Cambridge native, as a perpetual foreigner. 75,000 first printing.

Themes
Cozy & ComfortingFunny & SatiricalHeartfelt & EmotionalThought-ProvokingLove defying social prejudiceDignity in late-life reinventionThe illusion of cultural belongingQuiet rebellion against small-town norms
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