Fiction Book Discussion

Please join us for a discussion of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson on Tuesday January 25th at 7:30 p.m.

The Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then 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 village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?

Copies of the book are available on Libby and may also be reserved for pickup at the library.

Please note that this will be a hybrid event. Participants are invited to join us in person or via zoom.

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