It took me three weeks and many doctor's appointments but I finally finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and I absolutely loved it! It's actually the best book I've this year.
Major Pettigrew is a retired widower living in a quiet English village filled with the usual society ladies, gossiping neighbors and trivial scandals. He befriends Mrs. Ali who runs the local grocery store together with her nephew since her husband died. Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali both share a love for Rudiyard Kipling and often get together to discuss his work and slowly but surely the uptight Major falls for this Pakistani beauty but love is never easy, especially when his womanizing son returns together with a contractor who decides to build a mini mall in the village and last but not least there's Mrs. Ali's traditional family, who think England is no place for a widow.
Major Pettigrew's last Stand is British rural life in all its charming and devastatingly delicious loveliness. The characters are wonderful and simply leap from the page as they go about their day to day business. The story is simple, sweet and not as predictable as you may think due to various ingenious little subplots.
American author Helen Simonson was written a terrific debut novel that will convince you of the beauty of all things pure and simple. Witty, engaging and delightful, this novel will definitely put a smile on your face.
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