Espresso Tales (44 Scotland Street) McCall Smith, Alexander Summary Alexander McCall Smith's many fans will be pleased with this latest installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland Street series. Alexander McCall Smith's many fans will be pleased with this latest installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland Street series. Back are all our favorite denizens of a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh. Bertie the immensely talented six year old is now enrolled in kindergarten, and much to his dismay, has been clad in pink overalls for his first day of class. Bruce has lost his job as a surveyor, and between admiring glances in the mirror, is contemplating becoming a wine merchant. Pat is embarking on a new life at Edinburgh University and perhaps on a new relationship, courtesy of Domenica, her witty and worldly-wise neighbor. McCall Smith has much in store for them as the brief spell of glorious summer sunshine gives way to fall a season cursed with more traditionally Scottish weather.Full of McCall Smith's gentle humor and sympathy for his characters, Espresso Tales is also an affectionate portrait of a city and its people who, in the author's own words, "make it one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world."From the Trade Paperback edition. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 352 pages · Paperback By McCall Smith, Alexander Details ISBN: 9780349119700 Author: McCall Smith, Alexander Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Language: English Publication date: 1 June 2006 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors McCall Smith, Alexander and Alexander McCall Smith · Publisher: Abacus (UK) More about this book Reviews 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.
