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The Importance of Being Seven

44 Scotland Street Series, Volume 6

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The Importance of Being Seven

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Despite inhabiting a great city renowned for its impeccable restraint, the extended family of 44 Scotland Street is trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence. Matthew and Elspeth receive startling – and expensive – news on a visit to the Infirmary, Angus and Domenica are contemplating an Italian ménage a trois, and even Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery.

But when Bertie Pollock - six years old and impatient to be seven - mislays his meddling mother Irene one afternoon, a valuable lesson is learned: that wish-fulfilment is a dangerous business.

Warm-hearted, wise and very funny, The Importance of Being Seven brings us a fresh and delightful set of insights into philosophy and fraternity among Edinburgh’s most loveable residents.

©2010 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2010 Hachette Digital Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Scotland Heartfelt
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Being a fan of A M S and Scotland St , this was a delightful listen and well narrated.

Delightful

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I love this book and I am a big fan of Alexander McCall Smith. I have read all of the books of the 44 Scotland Street series and this one builds on the previous events, and enhance the humour of it. The main characters are better developed here, but the book is all about little prodigy Bertie and his yearn for freedom. His little brother Ulysses is also becoming an interesting character and hopefully will have more prominence in the next books of this thoroughly enjoyable series.

Thoroughly enjoyable

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I didnt realise it was abridged until it was too late as I just clicked on the what is next book without checking

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I love this series. You feel as if you really know and love the characters and care about what happens to them. A happy listen.

Easy listening

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The series just gets better as it goes along and David Rintoul’s narration is unparalleled

Better and better

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