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Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

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Monday, July 4 through Friday, Friday July 29, 2011.Read by Jim Fleming.

The quiet village life of Major Pettigrew changes forever with the unexpected friendship of Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village.

(Random House; ISBN-10: 0812981227 / ISBN-13: 9780812981223)

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