"Major Pettigrew's last stand" by Helen Simonson looks to be a gentle read along the lines of Alexander McCall Smith's, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency which is the book equivalent to sitting down for a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. That is to say relaxing, interesting, but not overly taxing for the reader. Currently I am 3 pages in - so far so good - let it be said the front cover is delightfully illustrated like so.
Although, not perhaps indicative of what kind of pleasure awaits the reader - we shall see Major Pettigrew, we shall see.
It is a very nice cover. I like the fact that you have chosen "easy" reads. I joined the library book club and I just couldn't do it. Everything was heart wrenching and harrowing.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, now you see that's not entirely true - we have alternated. This was chosen for us, and the next 5 books alternate between heavy and light
ReplyDeleteI can understand that. I meant that *this* one was an easy read. Because 12 heavy reads? that would not suit me. uh uh (girlfriend)
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