Book description
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. 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.
