Bertie Plays the Blues
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
Part of 44 Scotland Street Series
Part of 44 Scotland Street Series
Category: Literary Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction
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$20.00
Oct 08, 2013 | ISBN 9780307948496
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Oct 08, 2013 | ISBN 9780307948502
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Praise
“Devilishly clever. . . . Often droll, often touching, the Scotland Street stories are always delightful to read.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“Eighty more bite-sized chapters bring curious readers up to date on the latest doings at 44 Scotland Street and its Edinburgh environs. . . . The neighborhood’s legion of fans will devour each chapter and be sorry when they’ve turned the last page.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Full of charm, gentleness and penetrating insight.”
—The Daily Express (Scotland)
“You see the whole extent of McCall Smith’s gentle comedy of manners. . . . While it is written with abundant wit . . . there are equally large dollops of wisdom too.”
—Scotland on Sunday
Praise for the 44 Scotland Street Series
“Sweet . . . Graceful . . . Wonderful. . . . Gentle but powerfully addicting fiction.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“McCall Smith’s assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Irresistible . . . Packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humor that have become McCall Smith’s cachet.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“McCall Smith’s plots offer wit, charm, and intrigue in equal doses.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“The most genial of writers and the most gentle of satirists. . . . [The] characters are great fun . . . [and] McCall Smith treats all of them with affection.”
—Rocky Mountain News
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