The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith - ISBN: 9780349138763
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Edinburgh life, stolen art, and a cloud-gazing philosopher’s unexpected rescue.

The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2013

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Summary

Isabel Dalhousie leads an enviable life in Edinburgh, with time for cloud-gazing, civilised conversation and good coffee from Cat’s delicatessen. Alongside these pastimes, she must also keep pace with the varied pursuits of her musician husband and their young son Charlie, who is exhibiting the first, rather worrying signs of mathematical genius.

But an unexpected appeal for help from a collector who has been the victim of an important art theft threatens to take her far outside of he…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349138763
ISBN-10:0349138761
Author:Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:13 August 2013
Weight:182g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 17mm
Series:Isabel Dalhousie Novels
About The Author

Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects. For many years he was Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and served on national and international bioethics bodies. Then in 1999 he achieved global recognition for his award-winning No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, and thereafter devoted his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the von Igelfeld series. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth, a doctor.

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