Major (NOT Mr.) Pettigrew and Mrs. Ali were delightful characters. The major was stuffy and old-fashioned and yet very sympathetic. I even forgave his prejudice against Americans. The plot kept surprising me by not folowing the expected sterotypes. Roger, the Major's son, was the character you love to despise. I loved the characters so much I bought a paper copy of the novel and my husband also got hooked by the characters. A delightful story.

This book is a jewel and wish there were more like it. the characters are funny and good lessons are learned.

Yes, it was an easy listening story. Not too complex but charming.

It breaks a few social norms. The narration was colorful enough to paint a picture what the characters might look like.

Delightful!

A few chuckles but no extreme reaction.

WIt and Wisdom: The major has great insights and witticisms that made me laugh out loud. The characters are the perfect pitch for what is essentially a comedy and a romance.

The Major is old fashioned, yet forward thinking. He had very definite ideas of how things should be, but is also open minded.

NO. But I thought he was perfect for this.

The major,of course. Or actually the author. She must be a riot.

This book was entertaining from word one. I can't recommend it highly enough.

The Mitford series by Jan Karon

Major Pettigrew

Listening to the book rather than reading it enhanced the whole experience. Those in my book club remarked it was a difficult book to get into. For me, listening to Peter Altschuler narrate propelled me into the Major's life immediately. I was in his head, in his house and visiting his garden.

Yes it was time well spent. The story itself was a relatively light, but the contemporary social issues were interesting. The juxtaposition of the various character accents were nicely performed by the reader and helped the listener relate not only to the specific person, but also to that person's personality and attitude.

I found the story moving and adding thoughtful commentry on todays culture including class, race ,younger generations feeling of entitlement. Kept me reading

The characters and the narrator!

No and only because the stories don't appeal to me but I will be sure to keep watching for performances to come.

I didn't have an extreme reaction but it did make me laugh and smile with a feeling of warmth and understanding of all of the characters.

While it may seem a simple story it's actually just a joy to listen to and shouldn't be casually passed over. It really was a perfect listen!

Humor, imperfect people doing the best they can and then a bit more. Just really surprised me how much I enjoyed this book

I have recommended this book to all my listening friends. The story is wonderful and the narrator is the best. You will not be disappointed. I keep going back to this book looking for other books that people who enjoyed this book liked too! it is very memorable