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The Peppermint Tea Chronicles

It is summer in Scotland Street (as it always is) and for the habitués of Edinburgh's favourite street some extraordinary adventures lie in waiting.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780349144252

Category: Fiction

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It is summer in Scotland Street (as it always is) and for the habitués of Edinburgh's favourite street some extraordinary adventures lie in waiting. For the impossibly vain Bruce Anderson - he of the clove-scented hair gel - it may finally be time to settle down, and surely it can only be a question of picking the lucky winner from the hordes of his admirers. The Duke of Johannesburg is keen to take his flight of fancy, a microlite seaplane, from the drawing board to the skies. Big Lou is delighted to discover that her young foster son has a surprising gift for dance but she is faced with big decisions to make on his and her futures. And with Irene now away to pursue her research in Aberdeen, her husband, Stuart, and infinitely long-suffering son, Bertie, are free to play. Stuart rekindles an old friendship over peppermint tea whilst Bertie and his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson get more they bargained for from their trip to the circus. And that's just the beginning . . .
2019-08-15 By Alexander McCall Smith

The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A 44 Scotland Street Bk 13

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

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ISBN: OCLC:1295683835

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By Alexander McCall Smith

The Peppermint Tea Chronicles

Still, at the end of the day, the community of Edinburgh's New Town will find itself drawn together in surprising ways in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's witty, humorous, and engaging series.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Vintage Books Canada

ISBN: 0735278679

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Page: 304

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The latest adventures from Bertie and his family and friends in the hugely popular 44 Scotland Street series. Changes are coming to 44 Scotland Street, what with Bertie and his friends getting older, and the neighbors gossiping about Irene's latest drama. Still, at the end of the day, the community of Edinburgh's New Town will find itself drawn together in surprising ways in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's witty, humorous, and engaging series.
2019-12-03 By Alexander McCall Smith
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At the Reunion Buffet

... the Blues Sunshine on Scotland Street Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers The Revolving Door of Life The Bertie Project A Time of Love and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A Promise of Ankles Love in the Time of Bertie IN THE NO.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Vintage

ISBN: 9781101970461

Category: Fiction

Page: 60

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A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Original Selection In this warm, intelligently observed novella, Isabel Dalhousie, Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful heroine, learns valuable lessons about inviting the past (and everyone in it) back into your life. Isabel Dalhousie--philosopher, mother and friend--has generously agreed to host the opening dinner for her school reunion weekend. Twenty-five former classmates will descend upon her home, bringing with them new names, new looks, and old reputations. While some will see the reunion as an opportunity to forge new friendships and reaffirm old ones, others aren't interested in changing their minds about the past. One particular classmate, Barbara Grant, was known as an especially mean girl who bullied the others relentlessly. As hostess, Isabel feels compelled to help her guests on the path toward reconciliation and forgiveness, but bitter feelings and long-held secrets threaten to derail her efforts entirely. With her trademark insight and compassion, Isabel Dalhousie may find a way to navigate these treacherous waters. An eBook short.
2015-05-26 By Alexander McCall Smith
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The Geometry of Holding Hands

... Seven Bertie Plays the Blues Sunshine on Scotland Street Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers The Revolving Door of Life The Bertie Project A Time of Love and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles THE CORDUROY MANSIONS SERIES Corduroy ...

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781408712771

Category: Fiction

Page: 224

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THE THIRTEENTH INSTALLMENT OF THE MUCH-LOVED ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIES When Isabel Dalhousie and her husband Jamie book a table at an expensive Edinburgh restaurant, she finds herself battling with her conscience. Lately, there has been a lull in work for the Review of Applied Ethics, and the care of their young sons, Charlie and Magnus, is often undertaken by their housekeeper Grace. Is Isabel deserving of such a luxurious dinner? But Isabel holds herself to impossible moral standards. Not so, the parents of one of Jamie's students, who have no qualms about ensuring their son's place in the school orchestra, despite his mediocre talent. In the restaurant, Isabel witnesses a row between local businessmen; another reminder that thoughtless ambition is too often second nature to others. Compelled to intervene in the aftermath, Isabel's sense of integrity is observed by a fellow diner, Iain Melrose, who seeks out her help. He must decide which of his remaining relatives should one day inherit his estate. Isabel, he believes, would make a just executor of his will. While she deliberates, another troubling situation arises with her niece, Cat, whose relationship with the unlikeable Leo is causing her to behave recklessly, putting Isabel in a very difficult position. Faced with such weighty decisions, can Isabel balance compassion and integrity to make the right choice for all, and to protect those she holds dear to her heart?
2020-07-02 By Alexander McCall Smith
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A Promise of Ankles

... Love and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles THE CORDUROY MANSIONS SERIES Corduroy Mansions The Dog Who Came in from the Cold A Conspiracy of Friends THE VON IGELFELD ENTERTAINMENTS The 21⁄2 Pillars of Wisdom Unusual Uses for Olive ...

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780349144702

Category: Fiction

Page: 336

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From the hugely popular 44 Scotland Street series comes the latest adventures of Bertie and his family and friends. The winds of change are blowing through Scotland Street. Though Bertie is getting older, he can't resist an adventure to escape his domineering mother, and Bruce, ever the navel-gazer, will have to bring his best self to navigate the complexities of the pas de deux. While Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully warm and witty comedy takes some surprising turns, the improbable adventures of this quirky cast of Scots will affirm the heart and joy in Edinburgh's New Town. A Promise of Ankles is the fourteenth installment of this beloved series.
2020-11-05 By Alexander McCall Smith
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Unusual Uses for Olive Oil

... the Blues Sunshine on Scotland Street Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers The Revolving Door of Life The Bertie Project A Time of Love and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A Promise of Ankles Love in the Time of Bertie IN THE NO.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Anchor

ISBN: 9780307948663

Category: Fiction

Page: 128

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Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray. In Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, von Igelfeld experiences a series of new adventures. First, he finds that his academic rival Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer has been winning undeserved recognition, a situation that must be addressed. Then von Igelfeld stumbles toward a romance with Frau Benz, a charming widow who owns her very own Schloss and a fleet of handsome cars—that is, until a faux pas lands him on the curb. Later, while on the annual student study retreat in the Alps, von Igelfeld fearlessly plunges 3000 feet into mountaineering history, and turns his survival into the subject of inspirational lectures. Finally, at a dinner party, he is the only kind soul who can aid an unfortunate dachshund whose sticky wheels are in need of lubrication. Alexander McCall Smith’s Professor von Igelfeld is his most wonderfully maddening, ridiculous, and utterly inspired comic creation.
2013-01-01 By Alexander McCall Smith
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The Unbearable Lightness of Scones

... the Blues Sunshine on Scotland Street Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers The Revolving Door of Life The Bertie Project A Time of Love and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A Promise of Ankles Love in the Time of Bertie IN THE NO.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Anchor

ISBN: 9780307476746

Category: Fiction

Page: 368

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44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 5 The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy—just ask his mother. Featuring all the quirky characters we have come to know and love, The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, finds Bertie, the precocious six-year-old, still troubled by his rather overbearing mother, Irene, but seeking his escape in the Cub Scouts. Matthew is rising to the challenge of married life with newfound strength and resolve, while Domenica epitomizes the loneliness of the long-distance intellectual. Cyril, the gold-toothed star of the whole show, succumbs to the kind of romantic temptation that no dog can resist and creates a small problem, or rather six of them, for his friend and owner Angus Lordie. With his customary deftness, Alexander McCall Smith once again brings us an absorbing and entertaining tale of some of Scotland's most quirky and beloved characters--all set in the beautiful, stoic city of Edinburgh.
2010-01-12 By Alexander McCall Smith
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The Man with the Silver Saab

... and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A Promise of Ankles THE CORDUROY MANSIONS SERIES Corduroy Mansions The Dog Who Came in from the Cold A Conspiracy of Friends THE VON IGELFELD ENTERTAINMENTS The 21⁄2 Pillars of Wisdom Unusual ...

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781408714379

Category: Fiction

Page: 240

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The third book in Alexander McCall Smith's new DETECTIVE VARG series Perplexing, unfathomable and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes take on will test them to their limits. Life - and crime - is not always as it seems for Ulf Varg and the other fearless detectives in Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes. There are always surprising new cases to take on, and the latest batch is no exception. And that's not to mention Ulf's struggle to contain his feelings for his colleague Anna Bengsdotter. All in all, things are distinctly difficult in Malmo, and it seems up to Ulf and the Department to set them right. 'McCall Smith's continuing warm-heartedness makes Ulf such unfailingly good company' Reader's Digest 'Like AA Milne meets Karl Ove Knausgaard' Financial Times 'Wonderfully soothing and relaxing' Daily Telegraph
2021-05-06 By Alexander McCall Smith
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The Joy and Light Bus Company

... and Tartan The Peppermint Tea Chronicles A Promise of Ankles THE CORDUROY MANSIONS SERIES Corduroy Mansions The Dog Who Came in from the Cold A Conspiracy of Friends THE VON IGELFELD ENTERTAINMENTS The 21⁄2 Pillars of Wisdom Unusual ...

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781408714423

Category: Fiction

Page: 240

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The latest instalment from the beloved THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY series Mma Ramotswe knows she is very lucky indeed. She has a loving family, good friends and a thriving business doing what she enjoys most: helping people. But the latest mystery she is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears, and, of course, there's plenty to handle in her personal life between Charlie and his new bride and Mma Makutsi and her talking shoes. In the end, Mma Ramotswe's patience and common-sense will win out, and, without a doubt, all will be the better for it.
2021-09-02 By Alexander McCall Smith

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