44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 2 The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably...

Happy with her husband-to-be and beloved son, Isabel Dalhousie has feelings about parenthood that grow more tender daily. So when Jane, a visiting academic adopted and sent to Australia as a baby, asks for help in tracing her Scottish...

A Promise of Ankles von McCall Smith, Alexander

Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, this charming account reveals how the bestselling novelist has been inspired by the great 20th century poet, W.H. Auden. 'Alexander McCall Smith's voice in this splendid book is instantly...

When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life. Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he...

A Promise of Ankles von McCall Smith, Alexander

An intriguing mystery for Edinburgh-based philosopher, Isabel Dalhousie, now published in paperback. 'What a breath of fresh air Alexander McCall Smith brings to the world of the detective story... As always he flouts conventions,...

The first in a new children's books series from Alexander McCall Smith and the illustrator Sam Usher. The stars of a family circus set out to find a missing grandmother. von McCall Smith, Alexander

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge...

'Von Igelfeld gave the dog a further push. The wheel now refused to go round at all, so that the dog turned in little circles as it paddled with its remaining leg. The wheel needed oiling. But how to do that?'Pride comes before a fall -...

Years before the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was established, a young Precious Ramotswe thought she might like to be a detective. When a piece of cake goes missing, a young boy is tagged by his classmates as the culprit. Precious...

Max Champion and the Great Race Car Robbery von McCall Smith, Alexander