44 Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Series (1) Contributor(s): McCall Smith, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400079446 ISBN-13: 9781400079445 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith brings all the warmth of his extraordinary No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books and the Sunday Philosophy Club series to this witty novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh. Originally serialized in "The Scotsman, 44 Scotland Street is already an international sensation. When twenty-year-old Pat rents a room from handsome and cocky Bruce, she inherits some delightfully colourful neighbours: Domenica, an insightful and eccentric widow; Bertie, a five-year-old who's mastered both saxophone and Italian; and Irene, his overbearing mother. Pat's new job at a gallery seems easy enough. Her boss spends most of his time drinking coffee in a local cafe and discussing matters great and small, and Pat's duties are light. That is until she realizes that one of their paintings may be an undiscovered work of a renowned Scottish artist and she discovers that one of their customers may be in on the secret. Add to this a fancy ball, love triangles and an encounter with a famous crime writer, and you have Alexander McCall Smith's entertaining and witty portrait of Edinburgh society. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Urban |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2005043627 |
Series: 44 Scotland Street |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 112156 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 1 Love triangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounter with a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredients that add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society, which was first published as a serial in The Scotsman newspaper. |