The Charming Quirks Of Others
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
$25.48
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2011
Summary
As well as its advantages, there are drawbacks to the enlightened village that is twenty-first-century Edinburgh, where every Saturday night ears burn at dinner parties across the city, and anyone requiring the investigative abilities of a philosophical soul knows where to find her.
Jillian McKinlay – wife of a trustee of an illustrious school – is the latest petitioner; she asks Isabel to look into a poison-pen letter that makes insinuations about applicants for the position of princ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349123127 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349123128 |
| Author: | Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Isabel Dalhousie Novels |
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¿What a breath of fresh air Alexander McCall Smith brings to the detective story … The charm of the Isabel Dalhousie books is their human warmth. You like the heroine because she is real¿ Sunday Telegraph
About The Author
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-five languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife. He previously had a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, before turning to writing full-time.
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