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The Forgotten Affairs of Youth

An Isabel Dalhousie Novel

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The Forgotten Affairs of Youth

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lesley Mackie
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The continuing adventures from Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man.

©2011 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2011 Hachette Digital Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction
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I liked the narrator. Being Scottish from Edinburgh I enjoyed the readers voice and the places mentioned I know
The Isabel Dalhousie stories are quite predictable but I enjoy them just the same On a lighthearted note Gullane to
Me is pronounced GUllane as in the bird gull not Gillane ! 😩

The forgotten affairs of youth

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I love this series - such a shame some are only in abridged format. But a wonderfully reflective tale.

A quiet delight

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I felt I had known Isobel Dalhousie all my life, I would have liked another few chapters to tidy up the loose ends.

Brilliant, didn't want it too finish.

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Maybe i was out of sorts but it wasn't my favourite story from AMS. Andthis is surprising for me given the storyline of family mysteries!

I also think, being an aussie, it was the narrators Australian/New Zealand/ South African mixed accent that unnerved me? Its a tough gig doing accents so no disrespect, but i think that was a struggle for me.

not my favourite

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Unfortunately I didn’t warm to the narrator at all I feel she didn’t capture the characters at all , I’m not sure it’s a good idea to change the narrator half way through a book series . This was my least favourite

Not my favourite out of the series

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