5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is such a well-written and enjoyable book. With dry and witty humor, it gives us a very true-to-life view of prim and proper British society. And on top of that, it's simply a great story. I loved it!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a very humorous book about a romance between an elderly retired Army British colonel and a widowed Pakistani shopkeeper. Well written and good humor.
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This was a sweet book. I found it spoke to the small mindeness of the "posh" communities and the rational thinking of only one or two people in this town. What a village this must be.
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Sweet story about the friendship and love between mature adults Major Ernest Pettigrew and shop owner Jasmina Ali, who must chart a course for togetherness through the small-mindedness of their village and the expectations and obligations of their family and culture. Well-written and charming debut novel by Helen Simonson. The Major is a memorable and wry character.
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A charming novel highlighting cultural and generational conflict and characters one would actually enjoy having tea with.
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Delightful book, with a flawed hero who stays true to his character while growing believably towards his moment of truth.
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Loved this. Sent a copy to my mother, who has now lent it to at least 2 others. Beautifully captures British culture and village life, and the parochialism of some and the opposite in others.
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I'm not sure what the hype is. This book was only OK. I"m not sure if it is acurate to modern western civilized Pakistani people.
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Very Austenesque comedy of manners. Delightful read!
I am really enjoying this book so far.
The book is very well written with good character development; a charming love story with a lot of uppity British wry humor. Love to see it as a movie or series done by the BBC. I'm thinking either John Cleese or perhaps someone younger, i.e. Colin Firth to play the Major.
loved the book
This is a very sweet book. I highly recommend it.
Loved getting to know the Major! What a character! Super!
Beautifully told story that deals with prejudice. Wonderful!
This book was very enjoyable and interesting reading. Descriptions of the characters is vivid and the older main characters different.
Author did great job of conveying a courtly, polite love affair, a snobbish, self-centered son, and the mounting racial tension in a small town...a good, quick read.
Interesting story about English culture
A charming love story with well-developed characters and a believable community.
A charming story and probably one of my favorite books of last year. This is a keeper for me and I don't actually keep a lot of books.
Witty and sensitive writing. I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
Love, Love, Loved this one. The author is a true artist and a wonderful storyteller.
Great book!!
Although I was amused by some of the dialogue, I found this book slow and actually stopped reading about half way through.