44 Scotland Street - Alexander McCall Smith Reviews

Take one house, and a pocket full of characters who all rent rooms in the house. The house in number 44 Scotland Street, situated in a rather bohemian part of Edinburgh's New Town. The characters are a real mixture of society, often pushing the boundaries of the word 'norm' to the extreme. It is the principal characters which reside in the house, ...  Read the complete review

I'm not the worlds biggest crime reader. Police officers, and tired out detectives aren't usually featured on my books to read list. The closest this book came to approaching some kind of crime was a shop being broken into, and even then it was only worth about 2 pages. Yet for some unknown reason without even reading or picking it up I ...  Read the complete review

44 Scotland Street is a rather unique offering by Alexander McCall Smith of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency fame. Born in Zimbabwe, the author completed a portion of his education in Scotland and is in fact married to a Scot. In his quite delightful Preface he explains how the novel was the result of mouthing off about the death of the ...  Read the complete review

After reading the fantastic Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, I decided to give the 44 Scotland Street Novels a go - the idea initally started out as a coloumnin the Scotsman if my memory serves me correct. 44 Scotland Street I feel is designed to introduce us to the characters and gain an understanding of their personalities and ...  Read the complete review

44 Scotland street - Alexander McCall Smith Fabulous !!, thats what I thought when I finished reading this wonderfully written book, and if you have lived in Edinburgh or just have a love of the city, I'm sure you'll love it too. It is written by Alexander McCall Smith,who is also the author of the best seller "The No. 1 ...  Read the complete review