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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780307739360
- Book Title
- Importance of Being Seven : 44 Scotland Street Series (6)
- Book Series
- 44 Scotland Street Ser.
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Urban, Family Life, Humorous / General
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Item Weight
- 9.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 6 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. The great city of Edinburgh is renowned for its impeccable restraint, so how, then, did the extended family of 44 Scotland Street come to be trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence? After seven years and five books, Bertie is--finally --about to turn seven. But one afternoon he mislays his meddling mother Irene, and learns a valuable lesson: wish-fulfillment can be a dangerous business. Angus and Domenica contemplate whether to give in to romance on holiday in Italy, and even usually down-to-earth Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. Funny, warm, and heartfelt as ever, The Importance of Being Seven offers fresh and wise insights into philosophy and fraternity among Edinburgh's most lovable residents.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307739368
ISBN-13
9780307739360
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111964196
Product Key Features
Book Title
Importance of Being Seven : 44 Scotland Street Series (6)
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Urban, Family Life, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2012
Book Series
44 Scotland Street Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
6
Lc Classification Number
Pr6063.C326i46 2012
Reviews
"Fans of the series (which McCall Smith conducts in daily installments in The Scotsman before book publication) will rejoice at hearing again some of the familiar treads on the fashionable tenement's stairs. . . . By following an assemblage of characters on and near 44 Scotland Street, McCall Smith manages sidesplitting send-ups of contemporary pretentiousness and wry and often poignant commentary on the roles of chance, cruelty, and fate in our lives. . . . Delightful." -- Booklist (starred review) "Life in Scotland Street is a more pleasant, leisurely business than it is for most of the rest of us. . . . There's plenty of time for idle thoughts, occasional shafts of wit and gentle dissections of absurdity--sometimes all at the same time." -- The Scotsman "It is that all-prevailing pleasantness, the unfaltering optimism and the gentle pace of life that holds the key to McCall Smith's success." -- Independent Magazine "Sweet. . . . Graceful. . . . Wonderful. . . . Gentle but powerfully addicting fiction."-- Entertainment Weekly "[McCall Smith] is a pro, and he delivers sharp observation, gentle satire . . . as well as the expected romantic complications. . . . [Readers will] relish McCall Smith's depiction of this place . . . and enjoy his tolerant, good-humored company." -- The New York Times Book Review "Alexander McCall Smith . . . proves himself a wry but gentle chronicler of humanity and its foibles." -- The Miami Herald "McCall Smith's plots offer wit, charm and intrigue in equal doses." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Just about perfect. . . . Contains a healthy helping of McCall Smith's patented charm." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Entertaining and witty. . . . A sly send-up of society in Edinburgh." -- Orlando Sentinel "McCall Smith, a fine writer, paints his hometown of Edinburgh as indelibly as he captures the sunniness of Africa. We can almost feel the mists as we tread the cobblestones." -- The Dallas Morning News "Alexander McCall Smith is the most genial of writers and the most gentle of satirists. . . . [The] characters are great fun . . . [and] McCall Smith treats all of them with affection." -- Rocky Mountain News "Irresistible. . . . Smith has rendered another winner, packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humor that have become his cachet." -- Chicago Sun-Times, Praise for the 44 Scotland Street Series: "Life in Scotland Street is a more pleasant, leisurely business than it is for most of the rest of us. . . . There's plenty of time for idle thoughts, occasional shafts of wit and gentle dissections of absurdity-sometimes all at the same time." - The Scotsman "It is that all-prevailing pleasantness, the unfaltering optimism and the gentle pace of life that holds the key to McCall Smith's success." - Independent Magazine "Sweet. . . . Graceful. . . . Wonderful. . . . Gentle but powerfully addicting fiction."- Entertainment Weekly "[McCall Smith] is a pro, and he delivers sharp observation, gentle satire . . . as well as the expected romantic complications. . . . [Readers will] relish McCall Smith's depiction of this place . . . and enjoy his tolerant, good-humored company." - The New York Times Book Review "Alexander McCall Smith . . . proves himself a wry but gentle chronicler of humanity and its foibles." - The Miami Herald "McCall Smith's plots offer wit, charm and intrigue in equal doses." - Richmond Times-Dispatch "Just about perfect. . . . Contains a healthy helping of McCall Smith's patented charm." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." - San Francisco Chronicle "Entertaining and witty. . . . A sly send-up of society in Edinburgh." - Orlando Sentinel "McCall Smith, a fine writer, paints his hometown of Edinburgh as indelibly as he captures the sunniness of Africa. We can almost feel the mists as we tread the cobblestones." - The Dallas Morning News "Alexander McCall Smith is the most genial of writers and the most gentle of satirists. . . . [The] characters are great fun . . . [and] McCall Smith treats all of them with affection." - Rocky Mountain News "Irresistible. . . . Smith has rendered another winner, packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humor that have become his cachet." - Chicago Sun-Times, "Fans of the series (which McCall Smith conducts in daily installments in The Scotsman before book publication) will rejoice at hearing again some of the familiar treads on the fashionable tenement's stairs. . . . By following an assemblage of characters on and near 44 Scotland Street, McCall Smith manages sidesplitting send-ups of contemporary pretentiousness and wry and often poignant commentary on the roles of chance, cruelty, and fate in our lives. . . . Delightful." -- Booklist (starred review) "Life in Scotland Street is a more pleasant, leisurely business than it is for most of the rest of us. . . . There's plenty of time for idle thoughts, occasional shafts of wit and gentle dissections of absurdity--sometimes all at the same time." -- The Scotsman "It is that all-prevailing pleasantness, the unfaltering optimism and the gentle pace of life that holds the key to McCall Smith's success." -- Independent Magazine "Sweet. . . . Graceful. . . . Wonderful. . . . Gentle but powerfully addicting fiction."-- Entertainment Weekly "[McCall Smith] is a pro, and he delivers sharp observation, gentle satire . . . as well as the expected romantic complications. . . . [Readers will] relish McCall Smith's depiction of this place . . . and enjoy his tolerant, good-humored company." -- The New York Times Book Review "Alexander McCall Smith . . . proves himself a wry but gentle chronicler of humanity and its foibles." -- The Miami Herald "McCall Smith's plots offer wit, charm and intrigue in equal doses." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Just about perfect. . . . Contains a healthy helping of McCall Smith's patented charm." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Entertaining and witty. . . . A sly send-up of society in Edinburgh." -- Orlando Sentinel "McCall Smith, a fine writer, paints his hometown of Edinburgh as indelibly as he captures the sunniness of Africa. We can almost feel the mists as we tread the cobblestones." -- The Dallas Morning News "Alexander McCall Smith is the most genial of writers and the most gentle of satirists. . . . [The] characters are great fun . . . [and] McCall Smith treats all of them with affection." -- Rocky Mountain News "Irresistible. . . . Smith has rendered another winner, packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humor that have become his cachet." -- Chicago Sun-Times, "Fans of the series (which McCall Smith conducts in daily installments in The Scotsman before book publication) will rejoice at hearing again some of the familiar treads on the fashionable tenement's stairs. . . . By following an assemblage of characters on and near 44 Scotland Street, McCall Smith manages sidesplitting send-ups of contemporary pretentiousness and wry and often poignant commentary on the roles of chance, cruelty, and fate in our lives. . . . Delightful." - Booklist (starred review) "Life in Scotland Street is a more pleasant, leisurely business than it is for most of the rest of us. . . . There's plenty of time for idle thoughts, occasional shafts of wit and gentle dissections of absurdity-sometimes all at the same time." - The Scotsman "It is that all-prevailing pleasantness, the unfaltering optimism and the gentle pace of life that holds the key to McCall Smith's success." - Independent Magazine "Sweet. . . . Graceful. . . . Wonderful. . . . Gentle but powerfully addicting fiction."- Entertainment Weekly "[McCall Smith] is a pro, and he delivers sharp observation, gentle satire . . . as well as the expected romantic complications. . . . [Readers will] relish McCall Smith's depiction of this place . . . and enjoy his tolerant, good-humored company." - The New York Times Book Review "Alexander McCall Smith . . . proves himself a wry but gentle chronicler of humanity and its foibles." - The Miami Herald "McCall Smith's plots offer wit, charm and intrigue in equal doses." - Richmond Times-Dispatch "Just about perfect. . . . Contains a healthy helping of McCall Smith's patented charm." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "McCall Smith's assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." - San Francisco Chronicle "Entertaining and witty. . . . A sly send-up of society in Edinburgh." - Orlando Sentinel "McCall Smith, a fine writer, paints his hometown of Edinburgh as indelibly as he captures the sunniness of Africa. We can almost feel the mists as we tread the cobblestones." - The Dallas Morning News "Alexander McCall Smith is the most genial of writers and the most gentle of satirists. . . . [The] characters are great fun . . . [and] McCall Smith treats all of them with affection." - Rocky Mountain News "Irresistible. . . . Smith has rendered another winner, packed with the charming characters, piercing perceptions and shrewd yet generous humor that have become his cachet." - Chicago Sun-Times
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-007278
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Dewey Edition
23
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