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The Careful Use of Compliments

by Alexander McCall Smith
Davina Porter
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For philosophically-minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And whilst juggling the arrival of baby Charlie, a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. A master storyteller, in The Careful Use of Compliments Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine.

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Publisher: W F Howes Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781471247606
  • File size: 232278 KB
  • Release date: November 1, 2013
  • Duration: 08:03:54

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  • ISBN: 9781471247606
  • File size: 232297 KB
  • Release date: November 1, 2013
  • Duration: 08:06:53
  • Number of parts: 7
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Fiction Literature

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English

For philosophically-minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And whilst juggling the arrival of baby Charlie, a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. A master storyteller, in The Careful Use of Compliments Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine.

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Fiction Literature