![]() ![]() Helen Simonson's debut Major Pettigrew's Last Stand looked at love, manners and the English class system. Soon, though, the events of a small-town summer will fade in importance the Balkans will explode and Europe is thrown into a war that's far from the swift, romantic, consequence-free conflict of which summer daydreams are made. Meanwhile, Agatha's nephew, medical student Hugh soon warms to Beatrice but his heart belongs to Lucy, his surgeon professor's daughter. Agatha may not have realised just how modern Beatrice is but she'll stand by her after having been her sponsor for the post initially. Despite being the sort of woman with ideas of her own, she has allies in the family of the local pillar of the community Lady Agatha. Summer 1914: Beatrice Nash arrives in Rye following the death of her father, hoping to earn a living as a Latin tutor. ![]() The author of the wonderful Major Pettigrew's Last Stand does it again! Summary: Another story of England as it slides into WWI? Yes, but beautifully told charm and smiles pre-conflict vying with the throat-catching horror of war. ![]()
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