| Authors: |
Simonson, Helen.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Country life -- England -- Fiction.
Retirees -- Fiction.
Widowers -- Fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
Pakistanis -- England -- Fiction.
Interracial friendship -- Fiction.
Love stories.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Random House, c2010. |
| Description: |
358 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781400068937 1400068932 |
| Notes: |
Not all copies include edition statement. |
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| Rating: |
5 out of 5: They loved it |
| Community reviews |
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Decided not to read. by jfsmall |
| Glanced through & it did not interest me. |
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Excellent! by Nashuareader |
| This book is well written and funny. It has an original plot line and kept me interested the entire time. It's nice to read a love story with mature characters. |
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| Summary: |
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? |