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...A joyous, charming portrait of city life & human foibles, which moves beyond its setting to deal with deep moral issues & love, desire & friendship. Without resorting to cliched cliff-hangers, Mc Call Smith has mastered the short, episodic chapters... Sunday Express To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. Soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; & Angus finds himself facing a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts.. .