The Right Attitude To Rain
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
$24.66
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2007
Summary
The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain - just as in life the key to happiness lies in making the best of what you have.
Bruised in love by her faithless Irish husband, Isabel Dalhousie is a connoisseur of intimate moral issues: she edits a philosophical journal and spends a great deal of her time considering how to improve the lives of those around her. There is her housekeeper Grace, whose future she must secure; her niece Cat, who is embarking o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349118055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349118051 |
| Author: | Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Isabel Dalhousie Novels |
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** ‘Delightful … McCall Smith is a writer who celebrates kindness, in short supply in the world today - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
** ‘Isabel is an appealing character, always trying to work out the right thing to do, and McCall Smith presents her with a series of dilemmas. One is personal, the ethics of beginning an affair with a younger man who used to be her niece’s boyfriend, and - SUNDAY TIMESAbout The Author
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world’s longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.
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