{"product_id":"berties-theory-of-ice-cream","title":"Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe eighteenth volume of the beloved 44 Scotland Street novels — warm, wise and very funny.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, gentle comic fiction, and anyone who wants a book that is kind to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abacus (Hachette)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52116931543256,"sku":"9780349147925","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9780349147925.jpg?v=1785540161","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/berties-theory-of-ice-cream","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}