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Corduroy Mansions
McCall Smith
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Description for Corduroy Mansions
Paperback. *The new London-based series from Alexander McCall Smith, comparable in warmth and humour to 44 Scotland Street Series: Corduroy Mansions. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Welcome to Corduroy Mansions in Pimlico: a temple of Arts and Crafts architecture, with comforting, weathered brickwork and frankly frivolous dormer windows, it is home to a delightfully eccentric cast of Londoners.
In the top flat lives William, with a faithful ex-vegetarian dog named Freddie de la Hay and a freeloading son who he hopes will soon fly the nest. Four lively young women share the first-floor flat, including twinset-and-pearls Caroline from Cheltenham, Dee, vitamin addict and avid subscriber to Anti-oxidant News, and Jenny, a put-upon PA. And round the corner lives Oedipus Snark MP, possibly the world's only ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Corduroy Mansions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349122397
SKU
V9780349122397
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Corduroy Mansions
Quirky and original . . . told with warmth, wit and intelligence, and McCall Smith's cast of characters are beautifully observed. It's a page-turner with many happy endings. Perfect
DAILY EXPRESS
'Bags of warmth and wisdom and easy, accomplished writing that begs for a comfy chair’
Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
'Richly illustrates McCall Smith's absolute mastery ... Read more
DAILY EXPRESS
'Bags of warmth and wisdom and easy, accomplished writing that begs for a comfy chair’
Kate Saunders, THE TIMES
'Richly illustrates McCall Smith's absolute mastery ... Read more