New York: Anchor, June 2005. Trade Paperback. First U.S. Edition, fifth printing. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Small bump to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 325 pages.

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. Love 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 in The Scotsman newspaper.

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44 Scotland Street is an episodic novel by Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The story was first published as a serial in The Scotsman, starting 26 January 2004, every weekday, for six months. The book retains the 100+ short chapters of the original. It was partially influenced by Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, a famous serial story.

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Bookseller: Books of the World (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000003246
Title: 44 Scotland Street
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrator: Iain McIntosh
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1400079446
ISBN 13: 9781400079445
Publisher: Anchor
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: June 2005
Keywords: fiction, humor, satire, apartments, apartment houses, art galleries, roommates, young women, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain, United Kingdom
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Humor, Comedy, Satire, Funny stuff; Britain; Domestic and Family Fiction;
Size: 8vo

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