Summary
Helen Simonson is a former advertising executive, so it's not surprising that some of the characters and situations in her first novel, "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand," seem a tad contrived.
The major of the title is a 68-year-old English widower, highly literate but unpretentious, with impeccable manners and a knack for discerning virtue, or the lack of it, in others. The perfect romantic hero for thinking women of a certain age, he finds an ideal match in the elegant, conveniently widowed Mrs. Ali, 58, a local shopkeeper who loves Kipling.See the full content of this document
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'Major Pettigrew' Could Be Just Your Cup of Tea
Mrs. Ali is of Pakistani descent, and her heritage provides ...
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