- Title:
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A Time of Love and Tartan
- Series:
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44 Scotland Street #12
- Written by:
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Alexander McCall Smith
- Read by:
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David Rintoul
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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6
- Duration:
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7 hours 3 minutes
- Published:
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November 28 2017
- Available Date:
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November 28 2017
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489415578
- Genres:
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Fiction; Contemporary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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The 12th instalment in the beloved and perennially bestselling 44 Scotland Street series.
Changes are afoot in Scotland Street, where small things can be of great consequence. A colossal embarrassment follows Pat Macgregor’s ill-advised coffee with narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce. If Matthew, her boss at the art gallery, hadn’t wandered into his local bookshop and picked up a particular book at a particular time, he would never have knocked over his former English teacher or attracted the attention of the police.
Meanwhile, other residents are moving onwards and upwards. Stuart’s application for promotion and his wife Irene’s decision to study for a PhD in Aberdeen mean alterations to life in serial fiction’s favourite street. But, as Stuart’s son Bertie finds out, sometimes change can lead to sudden, unexpected happiness too.
Alexander McCall Smith’s delightfully witty, wise and sometimes surreal comedy spirals out to include bogus head-hunters in Papua New Guinea, an exchange visit of Rwandan forest people and the adventures of a class of seven-year-olds with Waiting for Godot. And its heart remains where it has always been – true to life, love and laughter in Edinburgh’s New Town.
'It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging ... [his] novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling'
Mail on Sunday
'a hilarious yet sharply insightful tale of middle-class Edinburgh ... a joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles.'
The Sunday Express
'Alexander McCall Smith novels never fail to delight ...'
The Guardian