Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between 'gossip' and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie's friend Basil, is estranged from Basil's father, or that the woman's attitude to...

Who Built Scotland von McCall Smith, Alexander

A sequel to "My Italian Bulldozer", this sees Paul Stewart return to Scotland to continue his successful career as a food writer, but he soon escapes to France where his fortunes are tangled up with the fate of one eating establishment...

When Mma Ramotswe enters politics to oppose the construction of the dubious-sounding 'Big Fun Hotel', her opponent turns out to be local troublemaker, Violet Sephotho. But the general air of excitement cannot eclipse important matters of...

Poor put-upon Bertie is still struggling to escape his overbearing mother's influence, his yoga lessons and his pink bedroom while wondering why new baby brother Ulysses looks uncomfortably like his psychotherapist. The insufferably...

A brand new stand-alone novel from Alexander McCall Smith, The Pavilion in the Clouds is a beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). This atmospheric novel, set in the pre- and post-war years in...

Character illustrationPraise for the 44 Scotland Street series: 'A joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles' Sunday ExpressEven down to its well-set Georgian townhouses, Edinburgh is a hymn to measure and harmony. But on...

Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind von McCall Smith, Alexander

Love in the Time of Bertie: 44 Scotland Street Series (15) von McCall Smith, Alexander

Precious Ramotswe has always idolised her father, the late Obed Ramotswe. She feels that she knows all about his life - but does she? Sometimes our parents surprise us, and we discover that things were not quite what we thought them to...

A Time of Love and Tartan: 44 Scotland Street Series (12) von McCall Smith, Alexander

A brand new stand-alone novel from Alexander McCall Smith, The Pavilion in the Clouds is a beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). This atmospheric novel, set in the pre- and post-war years in...