44 Scotland Street, English edition
(Sprache: Englisch)
Charmante und turbulente Geschichten rund um die Bewohner des Hauses Scotland Street 44, eine kluge, elegante und komische Mischung, vergleichbar mit Maupins Stadtgeschichten.
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Charmante und turbulente Geschichten rund um die Bewohner des Hauses Scotland Street 44, eine kluge, elegante und komische Mischung, vergleichbar mit Maupins Stadtgeschichten.
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The bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series brings his trademark warmth and wisdom to his novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street that's 'as charming as the bohemian street in which it's set' (Scottish Daily Record)The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street, a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. 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 characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy. 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith, tackling issues of trust and honesty, snobbery and hypocrisy, love and loss, but all with great lightness of touch. Clever, elegant and funny, this is a novel that provides huge entertainment but which is underpinned by the moral dilemmas of everyday life and the characters' struggles to resolve them.
Autoren-Porträt von Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alexander McCall Smith
- 2005, 336 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 12,6 x 20 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: ABACUS
- ISBN-10: 0349118973
- ISBN-13: 9780349118970
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2005
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Englisch
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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
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As charming as the bohemian street in which it's set. SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD
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