01435cam a2200289 i 4500 297914997 TxAuBib 20170707120000.0 110606s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780812981223 0812981227 TxAuBib rda Simonson, Helen. Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel / Helen Simonson. Random House Trade paperback ed. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011. 368 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in 2010. Includes A reader's guide: A conversation with Helen Simonson ; Reading group question and topics for discussion. Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers Ali a foreigner? 20170707. Country life England Fiction. Retirees Fiction.