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Tiny Tales

Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness

Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness

Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

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Mar 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780593312971

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Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780593501573

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May 04, 2021 | ISBN 9780593316016

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    About Tiny Tales

    It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages; anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection from the acclaimed author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight, accompanied by charming illustrations by Iain McIntosh.

    In Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith explores romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness in thirty short stories accompanied by thirty witty cartoons designed by Iain McIntosh, McCall Smith’s longtime creative collaborator. Here we meet the first Australian pope, who hopes to finally find some peace and quiet back home in Perth; a psychotherapist turned motorcycle racetrack manager; and an aspiring opera singer who gets her unlikely break onstage. And, of course, we spend time in McCall Smith’s beloved Scotland, where we are introduced to progressive Vikings, a group of housemates with complex romantic entanglements, and a couple of globe-trotting dentists. These tales and illustrations depict the full scope of human experience and reveal the rich tapestry of life—painted in miniature.

    About Tiny Tales

    It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages; anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection from the acclaimed author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight, accompanied by charming illustrations by Iain McIntosh.

    In Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith explores romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness in thirty short stories accompanied by thirty witty cartoons designed by Iain McIntosh, McCall Smith’s longtime creative collaborator. Here we meet the first Australian pope, who hopes to finally find some peace and quiet back home in Perth; a psychotherapist turned motorcycle racetrack manager; and an aspiring opera singer who gets her unlikely break onstage. And, of course, we spend time in McCall Smith’s beloved Scotland, where we are introduced to progressive Vikings, a group of housemates with complex romantic entanglements, and a couple of globe-trotting dentists. These tales and illustrations depict the full scope of human experience and reveal the rich tapestry of life—painted in miniature.

    About Tiny Tales

    It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages; anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection from the acclaimed author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight, accompanied by charming illustrations by Iain McIntosh.

    In Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith explores romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness in thirty short stories accompanied by thirty witty cartoons designed by Iain McIntosh, McCall Smith’s longtime creative collaborator. Here we meet the first Australian pope, who hopes to finally find some peace and quiet back home in Perth; a psychotherapist turned motorcycle racetrack manager; and an aspiring opera singer who gets her unlikely break onstage. And, of course, we spend time in McCall Smith’s beloved Scotland, where we are introduced to progressive Vikings, a group of housemates with complex romantic entanglements, and a couple of globe-trotting dentists. These tales and illustrations depict the full scope of human experience and reveal the rich tapestry of life—painted in miniature.

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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

    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: Short Stories | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Mar 01, 2022 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780593312971

    Category: Short Stories | Historical Fiction

    Large Print | $28.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Jun 08, 2021 | 336 Pages | 5-1/8 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780593501573

    Category: Short Stories | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anchor
    May 04, 2021 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780593316016

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    Praise

    Praise for Alexander McCall Smith’s Tiny Tales:

    “Whimsical. . . . Quirky and delightful.” —Booklist (starred review)


    Praise for Alexander McCall Smith: 

    “McCall Smith’s generous writing and dry humor, his gentleness and humanity, and his ability to evoke a place and a set of characters without caricature or condescension have endeared his books to readers.” —The New York Times

    “A virtuoso storyteller.” —The Scotsman

    “A writer who charms many readers . . . McCall Smith’s characters are well drawn and alive.” —The Providence Journal

    “McCall Smith’s accomplished novels [are] dependent on small gestures redolent with meaning and main characters blessed with pleasing personalities.” —Newsday

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