![]() ![]() Along the way, they have to navigate the confusing mess of customs rooted in social class and race that have settled in the English countryside alongside the cows and sheep. ![]() Her novel stars Ernest Pettigrew, a retired major who finds love late in life with Mrs. That someone is Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. So it's nice that someone is writing a story that treats old people with the humanity and respect they deserve-unlike our opening paragraph. ![]() The population of old people is growing all over the world, and-spoiler alert-someday you might be old, too. Okay, these are all terrible stereotypes about senior citizens. They're slow, they smell funny, and they can't drive, whether it's banging their car into the side of a convenience station or running over your foot with a motorized scooter at the grocery store. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Introduction ![]()
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