Helen Simonson: "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand"

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Monday, March 8, 2010 - 11:06 a.m.

A proper, proud, retired British officer courts a local widow of Pakistani descent in this debut novel. Author Helen Simonson discusses the power of romance to transcend modern stereotypes about culture and religion.

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