by Helen Simonson · NIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782841114375
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«La dernière conquête du major Pettigrew» is the romantic novel by Helen Simonson, published by NIL in paperback (493 pages, in French).
In Edgecombe St. Mary, Major Ernest Pettigrew, widowed and retired, finds in Mrs. Ali, a Pakistani shopkeeper also widowed, an unexpected companion. Their love of literature and grief unite them, but the village's conventions, everyday racism, and opposition from their families test their relationship.
The novel was originally published in English as «Major Pettigrew's Last Stand» (2010), translated by Johan-Frédérik Hel-Guedj.
A common read in book clubs and among fans of romantic and literary fiction with mature characters.
Helen Simonson is an English author who lives in the United States.
