000			01789n a2200265 a 4500
001			036902
005			20231009192638.0
008			102704s2007 nyu 000 f eng
010			_a2007015073
020			_a9780739327463
050	0	0	_aPR6063.C326 _bC37 2007
082	0	0	_aLARP MYS MCC
100	1		_aMcCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
245	1	4	_aThe careful use of compliments _c/ Alexander McCall Smith
260			_aNew York _b: Random House Large Print _c, c2007.
300			_a436 p. _c; 22 cm.
490	1		_aIsabel Dalhousie series
520			_aIn addition to being the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminshes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistable puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist.
650			_aWomen editors _v--Fiction
650		0	_aArt dealers _v--Fiction
650		0	_aArt _x--Forgeries _v--Fiction
655		7	_aMystery fiction
830			_aLarge print books
942			_cMO
999			_c245992 _d245992