The eighteenth volume of the beloved 44 Scotland Street novels — warm, wise and very funny.
“It's like ice cream, Mr Flynn,” Bertie continued. “When you have ice cream, you need to eat it straight away, otherwise it melts. If there are people who haven't got any, you should share it, if you can.”
When despair for the world grows, Bertie's theory of ice cream reminds us that it is the simple pleasures we should hold on to. And everyone's favourite seven-year-old has a great deal to put up with: at home, Irene is planning lessons on Irish Culture; at school, he is forced to join Olive and Pansy's book group; and a day out with his best friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson ends with the boys unexpectedly invited to a wedding.
Meanwhile Bruce's latest property venture goes horribly wrong after he tries to move a flat's front door to give it a more prestigious address, Matthew and the triplets attempt to adopt an unwillingly vegan dog, and Sister Maria-Fiori dei Fiore Montagna discovers the missing part of the Stone of Scone in Drummond Place Gardens.
Filled with McCall Smith's trademark warmth and humour — and, as ever, perfectly readable whether you have met the residents of Scotland's most celebrated address before or not.
About the author
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, the Isabel Dalhousie series and the 44 Scotland Street series. His books have been translated into more than forty languages and are bestsellers around the world. He lives in Scotland.
Perfect for readers of
the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, gentle comic fiction, and anyone who wants a book that is kind to them.
