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Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind

McCall Smith, Alexander
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind
A delightful collection of stories and photographs from the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, imagining the lives and loves of everyday people in the twentieth century Pictures capture moments in time, presenting the viewer with a window into another life. But a picture can go only so far. Who are the people in the image? What are their fears? What are their dreams? The fourteen captivating tales in this collect...

CHF 23.50

The Pavilion in the Clouds

McCall Smith, Alexander
The Pavilion in the Clouds
A brand new stand-alone novel from Alexander McCall Smith, The Pavilion in the Clouds is a beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). This atmospheric novel, set in the pre- and post-war years in both Ceylon and Scotland poses the question of what it is to be home.

CHF 17.50

The Sweet Remnants of Summer

McCall Smith, Alexander
The Sweet Remnants of Summer
Isabel accepts an invitation to serve on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, but soon finds herself swept up in an all-too-familiar dilemma. David is the grandson of a Scottish clan chief and is supportive of Scottish nationalism. But his fervent beliefs are threatening family harmony, especially because his sister Catriona's socialist views put her at odds with her brother. When their mother, Laura, a fellow comm...

CHF 27.90

In a Time of Distance: And Other Poems

McCall Smith, Alexander / McIntosh, Iain
In a Time of Distance: And Other Poems
In these delightful poems, Alexander McCall Smith writes about his travels, from Africa to Greece, London to Dubai, and back home to Scotland. He shares his gentle, inimitably McCall Smith-esque observations on life, love, and beauty, reminding us how deeply satisfying it can be to take in the world around us with all our senses, and with all our mind and heart"--

CHF 31.50

A Song of Comfortable Chairs: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Age...

McCall Smith, Alexander
A Song of Comfortable Chairs: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (23)
Grace Makutsi's husband Phuti is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless, with Mma Ramotswe's help, Phuti comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick. Meanwhile, Mm...

CHF 37.90

What W. H. Auden Can Do for You

McCall Smith, Alexander
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You
When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective and title character of a series of novels by 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 Auden. Indeed, the novelist, best known for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, calls the poet not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the...

CHF 22.50