Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

The course of true love never did run smooth as Shakespeare so rightly observed and Major Pettigrew has his work cut out for him when he finds himself drawn to the gracious Mrs Jasmina Ali, who runs the corner store in the beautiful English village of Edgecombe St Mary. The Major is an Englishman of the old school - a respectable widower who assuages the loneliness he feels after the death of his wife with golf, long walks and many hours re-reading his favourite authors. Mrs Ali is a widow and loves literature as well and the two find pleasure in one another’s company. But the bigoted ladies of the village, principally the Vicar’s wife and the members of the Flower Guild, are appalled at the friendship and will do all in their power to prevent it blossoming into romance. In their subversive action, they have an unlikely ally. Mrs Ali’s nephew, whom she regards as the son she never had, has returned from a long holiday in Pakistan and has become alarmingly militant - and has very definite ideas about what is appropriate behaviour for his aunt and what is not. This is an absolutely delightful book - a comedy of manners with many wry and pithy observations about the changing values in our modern world. Utterly charming and highly recommended for those who believe in grace and manners and love conquering all.

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