44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith - ISBN: 9780349118970
Paperback
Edinburgh life unfolds in a charming tale of everyday dilemmas.

44 Scotland Street

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 2005

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Summary

Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor, stalwart of the Conservative Association, who dreams of membership of Scotland’s most exclusive golf club. We have the pushy Stockbridge mother, and her prodigiously talented five-year-old son, who is making good progress with the saxophone and with his Italian. Then there is Domenica Macdonald who is that type of Edinburgh lady who sees herself as a citizen of a broader intellectual world.

In McCall Smith’s hands such cha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349118970
ISBN-10:0349118973
Author:Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:11 August 2005
Weight:274g
Dimensions:33mm x 266mm x 128mm
Series:44 Scotland Street
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

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

About The Author

Alexander McCall Smith

McCall Smith is an Emeritus Professor of Medical Law as well as an author who has written over 50 books on a wide range of subjects: from Forensic Aspects of Sleep to The Criminal Law of Botswana, The Perfect Hamburger (children’s fiction) to The 2 1⁄2 Pillars of Wisdom.

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