44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith (First Edition)
Book 1 in the hugely popular 44 Scotland Street series by worldwide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith's delightful Scotland Street occupies a busy, bohemian corner of Edinburgh's New Town, where the old bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students, poets and eccentrics.
When Pat is accepted as a new tenant at number 44 Scotland Street, she isn't sure how long she'll last. Her flatmate Bruce, a rugby-playing chartered surveyor, is impossibly narcissistic, carelessly philandering and infuriatingly handsome.
Downstairs lives pretentious Irene Pollock, whose five-year-old son is in therapy after setting fire to his father's copy of the Guardian.
And watching over them all is shrewd, intellectual Domenica Macdonald, anthropologist and sharp-eyed observer of the household's activities...
Format: Hardback | 368 pages
Dimensions (cm): 22.4 x 14.2 x 3 | 614g -
Publication Date: 21 Apr 2005
Publisher: Birlinn Limited
Imprint: Polygon
Publication City/Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w illustrations
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1904598161
ISBN13: 9781904598169
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No obvious damage to the cover. The dust jacket is included and in good condition (minor scuff marks along the edges). The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. All pages are bordered by a very faint discolouring. No missing pages.