Two things first: 1. I honestly don’t know why I originally put this on my to-read shelf. Maybe it was the adorable cover art, because honestly when I started reading it, I didn’t recognize the synopsis on the book jacket. 2. I kept getting the title mixed up with the movie, Misses Pettigrew Lives F...
Major Ernest Pettigrew is a decent sort, 68, retired military, widowed, and coping with the death of his younger brother, Bertie. He is a respected fixture in a rural community, member of the local golf course club, romantic target for one of the local ladies, and defender of traditional values. He ...
Lots of buzz about this book in the blogosphere and well deserved, I’d say.Major Pettigrew is Atticus Finch in his small English village. His wife is dead and, though he speaks with his son, he despairs at times of their relationship. The village is on the verge of change and Pettigrew and his fello...
I am utterly baffled as to why this book is popular. I expected sweet and charming and got dry and dull. The obsession with the pair of guns was overdone, and was what finally made me stop reading the book. The book is also bogged down with architectural detail and long, pointless descriptions of la...
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