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With his characteristic warmth,inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smithgives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings andgoings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse.Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroicstruggle for truth and balanced good sense against hisinsufferable mother and her crony, the psychotherapist DrFairbairn, going With his characteristic warmth,inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smithgives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings andgoings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse.Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroicstruggle for truth and balanced good sense against hisinsufferable mother and her crony, the psychotherapist DrFairbairn, going as far as to make a short-lived bid forfreedom on a trip to Paris with the Edinburgh youthochestra. Domenica sets off on an anthropological odysseywith pirates in the Malacca Straits, while Pat attractsseveral handsome admirers, including a toothsome suitornamed Wolf. And Big Lou, eternal source of coffee andgood advice to her friends, has love, heartbreak anderstwhile boyfriend Eddierss misdemeanours onher own mind. About The Author: About the Author Alexander McCall Smith is a professor of medical law at Edinburgh University. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is the author of over fifty books on a wide range of subjects, including specialist titles such as Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, childrens books such as The Perfect Hamburger, and a collection of stories called Portuguese Irregular Verbs. His book The Lost Art of Gratitude made The New York Times Bestseller list for 2010. His series entitled The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is popular worldwide.

With his characteristic warmth,inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smithgives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings andgoings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse.Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroicstruggle for truth and balanced good sense against hisinsufferable mother and her crony, the psychotherapist DrFairbairn, going With his characteristic warmth,inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smithgives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings andgoings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse.Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroicstruggle for truth and balanced good sense against hisinsufferable mother and her crony, the psychotherapist DrFairbairn, going as far as to make a...  Read More