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44 Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Series (1)
Contributor(s): McCall Smith, Alexander (Author)
ISBN: 1400079446     ISBN-13: 9781400079445
Publisher: Anchor Books
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2005
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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: 0.81" H x 5.42" W x 7.96" (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
 
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Publisher Description:

44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 1

The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy--just ask his mother.

Welcome to 44 Scotland Street, home to some of Edinburgh's most colorful characters. There's Pat, a twenty-year-old who has recently moved into a flat with Bruce, an athletic young man with a keen awareness of his own appearance. Their neighbor, Domenica, is an eccentric and insightful widow. In the flat below are Irene and her appealing son Bertie, who is the victim of his mother's desire for him to learn the saxophone and italian-all at the tender age of five.

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.