| Chance Developments: Stories Contributor(s): Smith, Alexander McCall (Author) |
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ISBN: 073520599X ISBN-13: 9780735205994 Publisher: Random House Large Print Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes this splendid collection. Inspired by vintage photographs, these five lyrical stories capture the surprising intersections of love and friendship that alter life's journeys. A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony, and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them, gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper, roguish-looking man perching on a lady's knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus, and who, under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances, fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nun's decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant, this collection brims with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith. (With black-and-white photographs throughout.) |