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The enigma of garlic / Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrations by Iain McIntosh.
It's the most anticipated event of the decade--Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding--and everyone is invited. But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Domineering Irene is set to return for a two-month stay. Bruce Anderson's metamorphosis and newfound outlook on life is put to the test as he prepares to leave his creature comforts for the monastic simplicity of Pluscarden Abbey.
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- ISBN: 9781039008151
- Physical Description: 247 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: Vintage Canada edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Vintage Canada, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Apartment houses > Scotland > Edinburgh > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Neighbors > Fiction. New Town (Edinburgh, Scotland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Altona Library | F McCa v.16 (Text) | 35864002877015 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Cataloguing Department | - |
| Morden Library | F McCa v.16 (Text) | 35864002877247 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-04-26 |
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The latest installment in the charming and congenial 44 Scotland Street series finds all our favourite residents of Edinburgh's most celebrated address up to their usual hilarious hijinks.
It's the most anticipated event of the decadeâBig Lou and Fat Bob's weddingâand everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Domineering Irene is set to return for a two-month stay, consigning her son, Bertie, to a summer camp. Not content with that, she somehow manages to come between the enigmatic nun, Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori di Montagna, and her friend, the hagiographer, Antonia Collie.
And can a person really change, even after being struck by lightning? Bruce Andersonâs metamorphosis and newfound outlook on life is put to the test as he prepares to leave his creature comforts for the monastic simplicity of Pluscarden Abbey. His housesitter, meanwhile, gets a little too comfortable in his new life and discovers that his talented employer's shoes are all too easy to slip into. With great taste comes great responsibility.
Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully witty, wise and sometimes surreal comedy spirals out in surprising ways in this new installment, but its heart remains where it has always been, at the centre of life in Edinburgh's New Town.
