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The World According to Bertie

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

Best Seller

Part of 44 Scotland Street Series

Part of 44 Scotland Street Series

Category: Fiction

Category: Fiction

Paperback $15.00

Nov 11, 2008 | 368 Pages

Ebook $9.99

Nov 11, 2008 | 352 Pages

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    About The World According to Bertie

    44 SCOTLAND STREET – Book 4

    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.  

    There is never a quiet moment on 44 Scotland Street. In The World According to Bertie, Pat deals with the reappearance of Bruce, which has her heart skipping—and not in a pleasant way. Angus Lordie’s dog Cyril has been taken away by the authorities, accused of being a serial biter. Unexpectedly, Domenica has offered to help free him. As usual, Big Lou is still looking for love, and handing out coffee and advice to the always contemplative Matthew. And Bertie, the beleaguered Italian-speaking six year old prodigy, now has a little brother, Ulysses, who Bertie hopes will help distract his pushy mother Irene.

    Beautifully observed, cleverly detailed, The World According to Bertie is classic McCall Smith and a treat for his avid fans as well as his first time readers.

    About The World According to Bertie

    44 SCOTLAND STREET – Book 4

    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.  

    There is never a quiet moment on 44 Scotland Street. In The World According to Bertie, Pat deals with the reappearance of Bruce, which has her heart skipping—and not in a pleasant way. Angus Lordie’s dog Cyril has been taken away by the authorities, accused of being a serial biter. Unexpectedly, Domenica has offered to help free him. As usual, Big Lou is still looking for love, and handing out coffee and advice to the always contemplative Matthew. And Bertie, the beleaguered Italian-speaking six year old prodigy, now has a little brother, Ulysses, who Bertie hopes will help distract his pushy mother Irene.

    Beautifully observed, cleverly detailed, The World According to Bertie is classic McCall Smith and a treat for his avid fans as well as his first time readers.




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    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 11, 2008 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307387066

    Category: Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 11, 2008 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307455222

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    Praise

    Praise for the 44 Scotland Street series:

    "McCall Smith’s assessments of fellow humans are piercing and profound. . . . [His] depictions of Edinburgh are vivid and seamless." —San Francisco Chronicle

    “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

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