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| 44 Scotland Street | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
Buy New: $0.02
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (70 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12958
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 1400079446
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781400079445
ASIN: 1400079446
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Release Date: June 14, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Welcome to 44 Scotland Street, home to some of Edinburgh's most colorful characters. There's Pat, a twenty-year-old who has recently moved into a flat with Bruce, an athletic young man with a keen awareness of his own appearance. Their neighbor, Domenica, is an eccentric and insightful widow. In the flat below are Irene and her appealing son Bertie, who is the victim of his mother?s desire for him to learn the saxophone and italian?all at the tender age of five. brbrLove triangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounter with a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredients that add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society, which was first published as a serial ini The Scotsman/i newspaper.
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 Dull and uninvolving December 27, 2008
I couldn't even finish this one. Although I love Smith's "Ladies Detective Agency" series, ""44 Scotland Street" has none of the charm and personality of those books. br /br /Partly, I think, is the locale. I have a preference for either historical mysteries or those set in remote, unusual or "exotic" locations. Somehow, an apartment in contemporary Scotland just doesn't cut it (the Highlands, maybe....). br /br /Despite my enjoyment of his previous series, I've always felt that Smith's main talent isn't really his literary skills but in his ability to develop interesting characters and express his love of Botswana. Without those unusual characters and place, the result is a dull, "ordinary" book. br /br /I may end up judging some books unfairly since I don't see them through to the end unless I'm really taken by them. But there are just too many really good books to spend time on the second rate ones. This book just didn't make the cut.
 Wonderfully entertaining December 12, 2008
Smith is a wonderful writer who can say and describe so much in just the right words. His characters are delightful and real. I think I have stumbled across each one of them in my lifetime. He also takes you to Edinburgh and you feel as though you have been there.
interconnecting short stories November 28, 2008
Fascinating book; it's less a novel than a series of interconnecting short stories. The characters are all well drawn, and at first seem primarily to belong only because of the their connection with the address in the title-- 44 Scotland Street. But there's more going on here; and the author ties things up satisfyingly by the end of the book. br /br /Really enjoyed it!
 a dull story about dreary malcontents November 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Based upon my enjoyment of McCall Smith's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series, I bought all four of the '44 Scotland Steet' books. I don't care to finish the first book, '44 Scotland Street', and plan to return the other three books. I have never seen such a dreary collection of mal-contented characters gathered in one story, and don't even care what happens to them all. If I can't care about at least one of them, then I can't care about the story's outcome. The author shows no resemblance whatsoever to the one who wrote about the noble characters and humorous daily life that I came to appreciate while reading the "No. 1..". series. There is no sizzle, no tension, no appreciation for the author or his characters, no timing. PASS!
A little different book November 18, 2008
44 Scotland Streetbr /br /This was a different kind of story from the ones I have read by this author, but it was interesting and fun, once I got into the personalities of the various interwoven characters.br /It ended with open possibilities, so that I am sure there will be a sequel to the story. I shall look for it to come out.
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