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Espresso Tales

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Edinburgh's eclectic characters, reimagined with humor.

Espresso Tales is a must-read for anyone who enjoys humor, colorful characters, and a cozy, friendly vibe. This book brilliantly intertwines multiple plotlines, capturing the essence of Edinburgh's vibrant culture. Alexander McCall Smith's witty writing style creates a warm, inviting atmosphere that will leave readers wanting more. The most unique feature of Espresso Tales is the author's ability to capture both the beauty and eccentricity of daily life, making it a fun and entertaining read for anyone looking for a light-hearted adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Espresso Tales

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ISBN: 9780349119700

Description

In Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the glorious cast of his own tales of the city, the residents of 44 Scotland Street, with a new set of challenges for each one of them.
Bruce, the intolerably vain and perpetually deluded ex-surveyor, is about to embark on a new career as a wine merchant, while his long-suffering flatmate Pat MacGregor, set up by matchmaking Domenica Macdonald, finds herself invited to a nudist picnic in Moray Place in the pursuit of true love. Prodigious six-year-old Bertie Pollock wants a boy's life of fishing and rugby, not yoga and pink dungarees, and he plots rebellion against his bossy, crusading mother Irene and his psychotherapist Dr Fairbairn. But when Bertie's longed-for trip to Glasgow with his ineffectual father Stuart ends with Bertie taking money off legendary Glasgow hard man Lard O'Connor at cards, it looks as though Bertie should have been more careful what he wished for. And all the time it appears that both Irene Pollock and Dr Fairbairn are engaged in a struggle with dark secrets and unconscious urges of their own.


Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006
 

Edinburgh's eclectic characters, reimagined with humor.

Espresso Tales is a must-read for anyone who enjoys humor, colorful characters, and a cozy, friendly vibe. This book brilliantly intertwines multiple plotlines, capturing the essence of Edinburgh's vibrant culture. Alexander McCall Smith's witty writing style creates a warm, inviting atmosphere that will leave readers wanting more. The most unique feature of Espresso Tales is the author's ability to capture both the beauty and eccentricity of daily life, making it a fun and entertaining read for anyone looking for a light-hearted adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.