In a Time of Distance: And Other Poems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593315989)

In a beautiful and transporting volume of poems, the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series takes us on a captivating journey from Africa to Greece, London to North America to Mumbai, and back home to Scotland, celebrating people, places, animals, and books.

What matters most in life? For Alexander McCall Smith, it is friendship, love, and travel--the themes found throughout his work that have made him a cherished writer the world over. This first collection of McCall Smith's poems reflects on these topics with all his characteristic wit and charm.

There are moments of sweeping insight and soaring feeling, and moments that will have you laughing along as they subtly shift your worldview. This inimitable writer shares his distinctively astute and good-natured observations on life, love, and beauty, reminding us of the deep satisfaction that can be found when we open ourselves up to the world with our whole heart, and watch as it takes on a kinder and gentler shape.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN-10: 0593315987
ISBN-13: 9780593315989
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 87