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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 whos̕ mastered both saxophone and Italian; and Irene, his overbearing mother. Pats̕ new job at a gallery seems easy enough. Her boss spends most of his time drinking coffee in a local café and discussing matters great and small, and Pats̕ 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 Smiths̕ entertaining and witty portrait of Edinburgh society.
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44 Scotland Street, Alexander McCall Smith
- Language
- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- 44 Scotland Street
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0349118973
- ISBN13
- 9780349118970
- Series
- 44 Scotland Street
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Humor, Contemporary Fiction, Scotland, Galleries, Edinburgh
- Original title
- 44 Scotland Street
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- 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 whos̕ mastered both saxophone and Italian; and Irene, his overbearing mother. Pats̕ new job at a gallery seems easy enough. Her boss spends most of his time drinking coffee in a local café and discussing matters great and small, and Pats̕ 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 Smiths̕ entertaining and witty portrait of Edinburgh society.