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44 Scotland Street
Alexander McCall Smith
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Description for 44 Scotland Street
Paperback. * The new novel from Alexander McCall Smith, full of his trademark humour and wisdom. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
Alexander McCall Smith's delightful Scotland Street occupies a busy, bohemian corner of Edinburgh's New Town, where the old bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students, poets and eccentrics.
When Pat is accepted as a new tenant at number 44 Scotland Street, she isn't sure how long she'll last. Her flatmate Bruce, a rugby-playing chartered surveyor, is impossibly narcissistic, carelessly philandering and infuriatingly handsome. Downstairs lives pretentious Irene Pollock, whose five-year-old son is in therapy after setting fire to his father's copy of the Guardian. And watching over them all is shrewd, intellectual Domenica Macdonald, anthropologist and sharp-eyed observer of the household's activities...
PRAISE FOR THE 44 SCOTLAND STREET SERIES:
'Perfect escapist fiction' The Times
'Simple, elegantly written and gently insightful' Good Book Guide
'A joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles' Sunday Express
'Does for Edinburgh what Armistead Maupin did for San Francisco... A light-hearted, genial soap opera' Financial Times
Book 1 in the hugely popular 44 Scotland Street series by worldwide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith's delightful Scotland Street occupies a busy, bohemian corner of Edinburgh's New Town, where the old bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students, poets and eccentrics.
When Pat is accepted as a new tenant at number 44 Scotland Street, she isn't sure how long she'll last. Her flatmate Bruce, a rugby-playing chartered surveyor, is impossibly narcissistic, carelessly philandering and infuriatingly handsome. Downstairs lives pretentious Irene Pollock, whose five-year-old son is in therapy after setting fire to his father's copy of the Guardian. And watching over them all is shrewd, intellectual Domenica Macdonald, anthropologist and sharp-eyed observer of the household's activities...
PRAISE FOR THE 44 SCOTLAND STREET SERIES:
'Perfect escapist fiction' The Times
'Simple, elegantly written and gently insightful' Good Book Guide
'A joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles' Sunday Express
'Does for Edinburgh what Armistead Maupin did for San Francisco... A light-hearted, genial soap opera' Financial Times
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
44 Scotland Street
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349118970
SKU
KRF2231990
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.
Reviews for 44 Scotland Street
As charming as the bohemian street in which it's set.
SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD
It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging...[his] novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling
Craig Brown, MAIL ON SUNDAY
A treasure of a writer whose books deserve immediate devouring
Marcel Berlins, GUARDIAN
a hilarious yet sharply insightful tale of middle-class Edinburgh ... a joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles
SUNDAY EXPRESS
SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD
It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging...[his] novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling
Craig Brown, MAIL ON SUNDAY
A treasure of a writer whose books deserve immediate devouring
Marcel Berlins, GUARDIAN
a hilarious yet sharply insightful tale of middle-class Edinburgh ... a joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles
SUNDAY EXPRESS