Novel from Alexander McCall Smith, full of his trademark humour and wisdom.

McCall Smith is a Professor of Medical Law as well as an author who has written over 50 books on a wide range of subjects: from Forensic Aspects of Sleep to The Criminal Law of Botswana, The Perfect Hamburger (children's fiction) to The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom.

As charming as the bohemian street in which it's set. SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging...[his] novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling Craig Brown, MAIL ON SUNDAY A treasure of a writer whose books deserve immediate devouring Marcel Berlins, GUARDIAN a hilarious yet sharply insightful tale of middle-class Edinburgh ... a joyous, charming portrait of city life and human foibles SUNDAY EXPRESS