People often bond over their love of books. If they didn't, book clubs wouldn't exist, right? Whether the bonding experience takes place at a book signing, in the classics section of a used bookstore, or in the dusty stacks of a library, lifelong friendships can be made over common passion for a book.
Speaking of passion, it's more than a friendship that is formed between the Major and Mrs. Ali in Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. What starts as a love for Kipling moves beyond those bare necessities and blooms into romance.
Questions About Literature and Writing
- What does the Major have in common with the authors of and characters in some of his favorite books?
- Are you surprised that Mrs. Ali likes Kipling? Do she and the Major have the same opinion on Kipling and his works?
- What did Mrs. Ali love the most about her father's library? What does she miss about it?