44 Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Series (1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400079445)

44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 1

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.

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.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN-10: 1400079446
ISBN-13: 9781400079445
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2005
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.42w x 0.81d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 112156 / 44 Scotland Street


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2005 pg. 1325
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2005 pg. 35
Library Journal 05/01/2005 pg. 77
Entertainment Weekly 06/17/2005 pg. 86
Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 43 - Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended
New York Times 09/04/2005 pg. 16
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2005 pg. 314
Commonweal 06/18/2010 pg. 24