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Life for Bertie seems to be moving at a pace that is rather out of his control. Upstairs, at 44 Scotland Street, his father Stuart is powerless to stop over-bearing Irene and her determination that Bertie will travel to deepest, coldest Aberdeen on a three-month sojourn. Can his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson save the day? And can the boys execute a great escape? Meanwhile, further up in the New Town, Bruce Anderson’s property development plans are thwarted by a sudden crisis of conscience that leads to a shocking revelation. And, in Big Lou’s cafe, it seems that love might blossom at last.
Life for Bertie seems to be moving at a pace that is rather out of his control. Upstairs, at 44 Scotland Street, his father Stuart is powerless to stop over-bearing Irene and her determination that Bertie will travel to deepest, coldest Aberdeen on a three-month sojourn. Can his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson save the day? And can the boys execute a great escape? Meanwhile, further up in the New Town, Bruce Anderson’s property development plans are thwarted by a sudden crisis of conscience that leads to a shocking revelation. And, in Big Lou’s cafe, it seems that love might blossom at last.
Warm hearted, humorous and wonderfully wise, Love in the Time of Bertie offers philosophical insight as well as sartorial elegance. Catch up once again with the extended family at No 44, in the latest instalment in the Scotland Street series.
Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and
popular authors. His career has been a varied one: for many years
he was a professor of medical law and worked in universities in the
United Kingdom and abroad. After the publication of his highly
successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold
over twenty million copies, he devoted his time to writing fiction
and has seen his various series translated into over forty
languages and become bestsellers through the world.
McCall Smith won the prestigious The Dagger in the Library Award in
2004, an award bestowed by the Crime Writers' Association. David
attended Edinburgh University and then went to RADA on a
scholarship. He has worked in most of Britain's major theatres,
including the Royal Court, National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe
and Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he has played Mr Darcy
in Pride and Prejudice, "The Mad King" in Game of Thrones and the
title character in ITV's Doctor Finlay. David's film work includes
Unrelated, My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Roman Polanski's
The Ghost. Most recently, he played Michael Adeane in the third
season of Netflix’s The Crown. He has recorded over 300 audiobooks.
'A deliciously engaging Edinburgh comedy.'
*Financial Times*
'McCall Smith’s generous writing and dry humor, his gentleness and
humanity, and his ability to evoke a place and a set of characters
without caricature or condescension have endeared his books to
readers.'
*New York Times*
'McCall Smith's capacity to deliver quality new instalments is
unrivalled by any other modern writer.' (on Sunshine on Scotland
Street)
*The Independent*
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