Helen Simonson: "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" (Rebroadcast)

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Friday, November 26, 2010 - 10:06 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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