Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith October 14, 2006
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This is another of Alexander McCall Smith’s elegant, thoughtful and somehow relaxingly uplifting novels, set this time in his native Edinburgh. The tales of the residents of 44 Scotland Street weave around each other, sometimes intertwined, sometimes merely meeting on the stairs.
You can’t help but feel sorry for poor wee Bertie, sent to school by his mother in pink dungarees and forced through interminable sessions with the psychotherapist who has more interest in her, and cheer him on when he finally breaks free and tries to go to the local school, even though the attempt ends in disaster.
The narcissistic Bruce is just asking to be ripped off when he decides to go into the fine wine trade, but people do not always get what they seem to deserve, although perhaps Pat MacGregor does, and maybe Matthew and Gordon too.
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I have just bought this book and I am looking forward to it a lot, as the first, “44 Scotland Street”, was amazing!