Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

[A] beautiful little love story, which is told with skill and humor. The New York Times Book Review

Funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling . . . As with the polished work of Alexander McCall Smith, there is never a dull moment. . . . It s all about intelligence, heart, dignity and backbone. Major Pettigrew s Last Stand has them all. The New York Times

Delightful . . . Lots of books try to evoke Jane Austen . . . but Simonson nails the genteel British comedy of manners with elegant aplomb. The Christian Science Monitor
 
Thoroughly charming . . . With her crisp wit and gentle insight, Simonson . . . knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life. The Washington Post
 
There s more than a bit of Romeo and Juliet here . . . Major Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali are worthy of our respect, and it is a great pleasure to spend time with them. Los Angeles Times

Marvelous . . . graceful, funny, perceptive, and satisfying. The Boston Globe
 
A comforting and intelligent debut, a modern-day story of love that takes everyone grown children, villagers, and the main participants by surprise, as real love stories tend to do. Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge
 
[Helen] Simonson invests her grown-up love story with . . . warmth and charm. USA Today
 
A wise comedy . . . about the unexpected miracle of later-life love . . . The beauty of this engaging book is in the characters. O: The Oprah Magazine
 
With courting curmudgeons, wayward sons, religion, race, and real estate in a petty and picturesque English village, Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is surprisingly, wonderfully romantic and fresh . . . the best first novel I ve read in a long, long time. Cathleen Schine, author of The Love Letter

Endlessly entertaining. Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
Playful yet affecting . . . If you miss the Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse and don t mind having your emotional buttons pushed Major Pettigrew s Last Stand is the book for you. Buffalo News
 
Irresistibly delightful. Library Journal (starred review)