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The importance of being seven ; a 44 Scotland Street novel / Alexander McCall Smith

By:

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

Contributor(s):

McIntosh, Iain

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books , c2010Description: 311 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780307739360

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Humorous fiction

DDC classification:

FIC MCC

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		065940

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.

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