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The Careful Use Of Compliments

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Careful Use Of Compliments
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alexander McCall Smith
SeriesIsabel Dalhousie Novels
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 131
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780349139432
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Abacus
Publication Date 7 February 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel's professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the machiavellian and suspiciously handsome Professor Dove. A master storyteller whether debating ethics in Edinburgh or pursuing lady detectives in Africa, here Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine.

Author Biography

Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated intoforty-two languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.