Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

This charming debut novel revolves around Major Pettigrew, a retired Englishman who values honor, duty and a good cup of tea. After his brother's death, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, a Pakistani shopkeeper in his village whom he discovers he has a shared love of literature with. As their relationship blossoms into something more, they are met with disproval from their traditional village. Will their chance at happiness survive in the face of societal pressures?