A distant view of everything - Alexander McCall Smith

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Title
A distant view of everything
Author
Alexander McCall Smith
format
Hardback
Publisher
Little, Brown
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20170323

Isabel Dalhousie now has a second child - another boy, Magnus. He comes home with her at the beginning of the book and she discovers that Charlie is far from thrilled. He sees no need for a new baby.

In Cat's delicatessen, Isabel meets a woman with whom she had been at school. This woman, Bea Shand, is known as an enthusiastic match-maker. She is very worried, though, as she has introduced a woman she knows to a plastic surgeon who is now described by another friend as a gold-digger. This other friend reveals that the surgeon has a bad track record: he has been involved with a series of well-off women and has succeeded in separating a number of then from their money. Bea asks Isabel to investigate; she herself tried to warn her friend of the danger she was in but was rebuffed badly.

Isabel starts to make enquiries. At first the pattern that emerges confirms her friend's dire diagnosis, but as things develop it emerges that not only is the surgeon innocent, but he himself is the one in danger!

In the meantime, as a sub-plot, Isabel finds that the man who warned her of the surgeon's proclivities, is taking an interest in her (Isabel). He appears to be smitten by her; she tries to get away from him but discovers that she has inadvertently given Jamie grounds to believe that she (Isabel) is having an affair. This is awkward, but is resolved satisfactorily.

Her final conclusion: match-make at one's peril. Never tell people half-truths for paternalistic reasons. Mind your own business (a lesson that Isabel never seems to learn).

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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.

Like [Barbara] Pym, McCall Smith believes that the small stuff in life matters
Scotsman

Brimming with discreet charm
Mail on Sunday

Isabel Dalhousie's charm is undeniable
Sunday Times

Delightful
Sunday Telegraph

McCall Smith's greatest gift as a writer - and God knows this is just one of many - is that he can write likeable characters
New Statesman

In ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH'S delightful new Isabel Dalhousie novel A DISTANT VIEW OF EVERYTHING, Isabel risks antagonising husband Jamie, as she investigates a suspiciously amorous surgeon
Good Housekeeping

McCall Smith's distinctively charming writing style makes this book a very easy summer read
Scottish Field

A delightful read
Mature Times

Type
BOOK
Edition
Hardback original
Keyword Index
Edinburgh (Scotland) - Fiction.|Detective and mystery stories.
Country of Publication
England
Number of Pages
232

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