Alexander McCall Smith’s many fans will welcome the second installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland Street series.
Back are all our favourite denizens of a converted Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh. Bertie, the immensely talented six-year-old, is now enrolled in kindergarten, and much to his dismay, has been clad in pink overalls for his first day of class. Bruce has lost his job as a surveyor and, between admiring glances in the mirror, is contemplating becoming a wine merchant. Pat is embarking on a new life at Edinburgh University and perhaps on a new relationship, courtesy of Domenica, her witty and worldly-wise neighbour. In any event, he couldn’t be less suitable than her ill-fated flirtation with Bruce.
Full of McCall Smith’s gentle humour and sympathy for his characters, Espresso Tales is also an affectionate portrait of a city and its people who, in the author’s own words, “make Edinburgh one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world.”
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Recensione:
Praise for the National Bestseller 44 Scotland Street:
“McCall Smith shows an Austen-like sensitivity to the interactions of daily life.”
—The Gazette (Montreal)
“It’s possible the novels of Alexander McCall Smith have been invented as a cunning antidote to the accelerations of modern times.”
—The Globe and Mail
“Irresistible. . . . Smith has rendered another winner, packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humour that have become his cachet.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“This soulful, sweet collection of stories will make you feel as though you live in Edinburgh, if only for a short while, and it’s a fine place to visit indeed. . . . Long live the folks on Scotland Street.”
—New Orleans Times-Picayune
L'autore:
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the huge international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and The Sunday Philosophy Club series. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana and at Edinburgh University. He lives in Scotland.
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- EditoreVintage Canada
- Data di pubblicazione2006
- ISBN 10 0676978193
- ISBN 13 9780676978193
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine368
- DisegnatoreMcIntosh Iain
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