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McCall Smith, Alexander 1948- (author.).

Summary: "While gathering material for a photography book about Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith found himself inspired to create stories about the people captured in a number of particularly striking photos. A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony, and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them, gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper, roguish-looking man perching on a lady's knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus, and who, under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances, fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nun's decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant, this collection is brimming with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781101871256
ISBN: 1101871253
ISBN: 9781101871263
Physical Description: print
x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2016]
Copyright: ©2015
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Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

Sister Flora's first day of freedom -- Angels in Italy -- Dear ventriloquist -- The woman with the beautiful car -- He wanted to believe in tenderness.

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