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The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
$24.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction & Thrillers | Series: Isobel Dalhousie | Reading Level: good
Amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is a philosopher who also uses her training to solve unusual mysteries. Isabel is Editor of the Review of Applied Ethics - which addresses such questions as 'Truth telling in sexual relationships' - and she also hosts The Sunday Philosophy Club at her house in Edinburgh. ...Show more
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
$29.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: 44 Scotland Street
The story of Bertie and his dysfunctional family continues in this fifth instalment alongside the familiar cast of favourites - Big Lou, Domenica, Angus Lordie, Cyril and others - in their daily pursuit of a little happiness. With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith has again given us a ...Show more
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (44 Scotland Street #5) by Alexander McCall Smith
$22.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction & Thrillers | Series: 44 Scotland Street Ser.
44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 5The 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 precocious boy--just ask his mother. Featuring all the quirky characters ...Show more
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction & Thrillers | Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels Ser.
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 9Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most ric ...Show more
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16) by Alexander McCall Smith
$39.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: The\No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Ser.
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe--with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi--navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, goo ...Show more
The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith
$34.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: 44 Scotland Street S.
"The World According to Bertie" is the fourth in the series and 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 importan ...Show more
The World According to Bertie (44 Scotland Street #4) by Alexander McCall Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: 44 Scotland Street Ser.
44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 4The 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 precocious boy--just ask his mother. There is never a quiet moment on 44 ...Show more
Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A wonderful new stand-alone novel from the internationally beloved and bestselling Alexander McCall Smith: a story that explores the nature of love--and trains--through a series of intertwined romantic tales. The rocking of the train car, the sound of its wheels on the rails...there's something special ...Show more
Trains and Lovers: The Heart's Journey by Alexander McCall Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: 'You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of its wheels on the rails; you are in the world rather than suspended somewhere above it. And sometimes there are conversations to be had, which is what the overarching story in this collection is all about. ...Show more
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil: A Von Igelfeld Novel by Alexander McCall Smith
$32.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: Von Igelfeld Novels
Life is so unfair, and it sends many things to try Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of Portuguese Irregular Verbs and pillar of the Institute of Romance Philology in the proud Bavarian city of Regensburg. There is the undeserved rise of his rival (and owner of a one-legged dachshund), Detl ...Show more
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You by Alexander McCall Smith
$32.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: Writers on Writers | Reading Level: very good
When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie - Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective, and title character of a series of novels by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith - often refers to the great twentieth-century poet W. H. Auden. This is no accident: McCall Smith has long been fascinated by ...Show more