Bookwise: May 2011
So books- I have recently finished Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson.
It is a really lovely and unexpected book. Major Ernest Pettigrew is content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals and his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, he finds himself seeking companionship with the widowed village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali. (more…)