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The Importance of Being Seven: 44 Scotland Street Series (6) -- Alexander McCall Smith, Paperback
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44 Scotland Street, Alexander McCall Smith, Family Life, Fiction, Fiction - General, Humorous, Humorous fiction, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Paperback, Urban & Street Lit44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 6
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. The great city of Edinburgh is renowned for its impeccable restraint, so how, then, did the extended family of 44 Scotland Street come to be trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence? After seven years and five books, Bertie is--finally --about to turn seven. But one afternoon he mislays his meddling mother Irene, and learns a valuable lesson: wish-fulfillment can be a dangerous business. Angus and Domenica contemplate whether to give in to romance on holiday in Italy, and even usually down-to-earth Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. Funny, warm, and heartfelt as ever, The Importance of Being Seven offers fresh and wise insights into philosophy and fraternity among Edinburgh's most lovable residents.
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 08/21/2012
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.27w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780307739360
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2012 pg. 143
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012
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. The great city of Edinburgh is renowned for its impeccable restraint, so how, then, did the extended family of 44 Scotland Street come to be trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence? After seven years and five books, Bertie is--finally --about to turn seven. But one afternoon he mislays his meddling mother Irene, and learns a valuable lesson: wish-fulfillment can be a dangerous business. Angus and Domenica contemplate whether to give in to romance on holiday in Italy, and even usually down-to-earth Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. Funny, warm, and heartfelt as ever, The Importance of Being Seven offers fresh and wise insights into philosophy and fraternity among Edinburgh's most lovable residents.
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 08/21/2012
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.27w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780307739360
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2012 pg. 143
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012
About the Author
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics.
www.alexandermccallsmith.com