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Corduroy Mansions

ISBN: 9781846971211
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Imprint: Polygon
Publication Date: Aug 2009
Format: HB
Price: £16.99 £8.49
Stock Status: in stock

’A page-turner with many happy endings. Perfect,’ - Daily Express

’A twisting plot line, told in McCall Smith’s usual entertaining style, makes this a great read.’ Waterstones Book Quarterly

’A great place to visit if you need cheering up,’ - The Scotsman

Following on from the huge success of the 44 Scotland Street series, Alexander McCall Smith has ’moved house’ to London’s Pimlico and into his brand new daily novel, Corduroy Mansions.

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The building itself - described in a guide to the architecture of the area as ’a building of no interest whatsoever’ - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - nobody is very sure. In fact, nothing of its history is known, although it does have some nice Arts and Craft features. At the moment it is inhabited by an assortment of characters - including amongst others a literary agent, a wine merchant, one accountant, possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat MP and his long-suffering PA, and a small dog in his prime. At least one character is on a voyage of self-discovery, which has taken him to Cheltenham so far. Although Corduroy Mansions is a nickname, it is now recognized by the Post Office.

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. His career has been a varied one: for many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad. Then, after the publication of his highly successful No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over fifteen million copies, he devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty languages and become bestsellers through the world. These include the Scotland Street novels, first published as a serial novel in The Scotsman, the Isabel Dalhousie novels, and the Von Igelfeld series. Alexander is also the author of collections of short stories, academic works, and over thirty books for children. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year Award in 2004 and a CBE for service to literature in 2007. He holds honorary doctorates from nine universities in Europe and North America. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Edinburgh. He is married to a doctor and has two daughters.

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