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The World According to Bertie - Alexander McCall Smith

Description: ISBN 1846970172 / Author: Alexander McCall Smith / Genre: Fiction / The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and ... more

The World According to Bertie - Alexander McCall Smith ... revolves around the many colourful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith - clever, witty and entertaining - and beautifully illustrated. A chance encounter with Armistead Maupin in San Francisco inspired Alexander McCall Smith to write this series of novels based around the fictional No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town.

Newest Review: ... looks a lot like his psychotherapist are just a few things going on in his life. Despite his constant pleading that he wants ... more

... to play with boys just like any other person it is insisted that it would be better to spend time with Olive, a bossy over pushy girl from his class. Like the first of this series, The World... isn't all surrounding Bertie, we have the other characters to contend with. The ones which have continued to appear since they were first associated with the flat and anybody who lived within it. Whilst Pat is still working in the art gallery everything has slowed down for her and she is moving nowhere fast. Matthew, h...more

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The World According to Bertie Pages: 368, Paperback, Anchor Books Last Update 29.11.2009 05:47	£ 2.92
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The World According to Bertie - Alexander McCall Smith: Housemates which never change (691 words)
by - written on 09/08/09 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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I have recently just finished reading 44 Scotland Street, the first of a series, and was determined to seek out the concluding books. Unfortunately I have been unable to find Espresso Tales and Love over Scotland, so have had to resort to skipping them and moving onto the fourth installment, The World According to Bertie. The 44 Scotland Street collection wasn't exactly recommended to me in the first place. It was The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency which was suggested but the library didn't have it so I ended up with 44....as a substitute. I'm not usually one for books which don't have a set storyline but even I can be swayed at times. Aged 6, Bertie ... Read the complete review