The importance of being seven ; a 44 Scotland Street novel
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
The importance of being seven ; a 44 Scotland Street novel / Alexander McCall Smith - New York : Anchor Books , c2010 - 311 p. : illus. ; 21 cm.
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? 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.
English
9780307739360
Family life----Fiction
Edinburgh (Scotland)----Fiction
Humorous fiction
FIC MCC
The importance of being seven ; a 44 Scotland Street novel / Alexander McCall Smith - New York : Anchor Books , c2010 - 311 p. : illus. ; 21 cm.
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? 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.
English
9780307739360
Family life----Fiction
Edinburgh (Scotland)----Fiction
Humorous fiction
FIC MCC
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