44 Scotland Street
Ratings14
Average rating3.5
15
Ratings14
Average rating3.5
Welcome to 44 Scotland Street, home to some of Edinburgh's most colorful characters. There's Pat, a twenty-year-old who has recently moved into a flat with Bruce, an athletic young man with a keen awareness of his own appearance. Their neighbor, Domenica, is an eccentric and insightful widow. In the flat below are Irene and her appealing son Bertie, who is the victim of his mother's desire for him to learn the saxophone and italian--all at the tender age of five. Love triangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounter with a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredients that add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society, which was first published as a serial in The Scotsman newspaper.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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15 primary books44 Scotland Street is a 15-book series with 15 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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Fun book. It's just about some people in Scotland. No murders or anything but after awhile you get familiar with everyone and you want to see what happens in their lives.
I find reading Alexander McCall Smith's books to be very pleasant. His writing is very likeable. But I didn't find any of the characters in this book to be particularly fascinating, and as for plot, well, I couldn't really tell you what the book was about. What I liked most about the book was that it was set in Edinburgh, which I visited last year, so I loved imagining the locale.
