A Conspiracy of Friends: A Corduroy Mansions Novel - Rilegato

McCall Smith, Alexander

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ISBN 10: 0307361853 ISBN 13: 9780307361851

Casa editrice: Knopf Canada, 2012

Riassunto

Alexander McCall Smith returns to Corduroy Mansions, the slightly dilapidated but beloved mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighbourhood, for this 3rd instalment in his popular series.
 
It seems the universe is conspiring against the residents of Corduroy Mansions, as everyone finds themselves struggling with their nearest and dearest. Oedipus Snark is a Member of Parliament so loathsome even his mother can't abide him. As a matter of fact, Berthea Snark is still working on her scathing biography of her son--already 210 pages long, and that just covers his lamentable childhood. Meanwhile, the business rivalry is heating up between literary agents Rupert Porter and Barbara Ragg, still hoping to get the manuscript for Autobiography of a Yeti; fine arts graduate Caroline Jarvis is blurring the fine line between friendship and romance; Eddie French has found a new, wealthy girlfriend; and his father, aspiring wine merchant William French, fears that he'll never get his Master of Wine certificate. Most importantly, William's faithful terrier, Freddie de la Hay--perhaps the only dog clever enough to have been recruited by MI6--disappears while on a mystery tour around the Suffolk countryside. Will Freddie find his way back to Pimlico? Is this the end of Corduroy Mansions? Readers will be captivated once again as McCall Smith's genius for storytelling and eye for the quirky details of modern life conspire to produce page after page of witty and entertaining episodes, and beautifully observed characters.

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Recensione:

New York Times Bestseller
 
“Teeming with charm.... Genial, satisfying.... Ample humor and grace.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
“Heartwarming.... An excellent tonic for whatever ails you.”
—Toronto Star
 
“It is a testament to McCall’s talent that he can tell the stories in so many different voices and bring a smile to the reader’s lips.” —The Gazette
 
“A feast of mystery and mayhem.”
—The Daily Record
 
“Few writers...have penetrated the mind of dogs quite as effectively. The lyrical, frightening scenes of French’s Pimlico terrier and former undercover spy dog Freddie de la Hay...recall Douglas Adams at his finest.... Even if other novelists were writing about Pimlico terriers and their owners, I doubt whether any of them could do so with McCall Smith’s gentle wit, intelligence and moral grace.”
—The Scotsman
 

L'autore:

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is also the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana.

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• Editore: Knopf Canada
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0307361853
• ISBN 13: 9780307361851
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Disegnatore: McIntosh Iain