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The Enigma of Garlic (in paperback)

The Enigma of Garlic (in paperback)

The Enigma of Garlic (in paperback)

ISBN: 978-0349145686
Publisher: Abacus
Publication Date: 6 July 2023
The Enigma of Garlic is the 16th volume in the hugely successful 44 Scotland Street series.

It’s the most anticipated event of the decade: Big Lou and Fat Bob’s wedding and everyone is invited! After a wonderful day, Big Lou crashes back down to earth and finds that she is a victim of her own success. The lure of those famous bacon rolls is preventing her from leaving hungry customers without their daily dose of deliciousness – even to go for a long-awaited honeymoon. Will Big Lou find the happiness she so richly deserves? Everyone in Scotland Street hopes so, but, as Burns warned, the best laid plans . . .

The relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Irene is to return for a two-month stay, consigning Bertie to a summer camp. Not satisfied with that, she somehow manages to come between the enigmatic nun, Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori di Montagna, and her friend, the hagiographer, Antonia Collie.

Can a person really change, even after being struck by lightning? Bruce’s metamorphosis and new-found outlook on life is put to the test as he prepares to leave his creature comforts for the monastic simplicity of Pluscarden Abbey. His house sitter, meanwhile, gets a little too comfortable in his new life and discovers that the talented Bruce Anderson’s shoes are all too easy to slip into. With great taste comes great responsibility.

Come and discover The Enigma of Garlic and join the delightful denizens of Edinburgh’s most famous address. This latest instalment of the much-loved 44 Scotland Street series is wise, witty, and full of warmth.

(Learn more about your favourite Scotland Street characters right here. And read about its origins in The Scotsman.)

 

Reviews

‘Shines with wisdom and humour about the human heart’
Country Life
‘A unique publishing phenomenon that has sparked a mini tourism boom’
The Scotsman
‘Wise, witty, and full of warmth’
Books from Scotland
‘Impressive… newcomers shouldn’t shrink from sampling the author’s picaresque – its episodic structure makes it easy to dive into at any point – and there is as much wit and wisdom in the way McCall Smith portrays Scotland and its people as there is in his phenomenally popular No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels’
Sydney Morning Herald
‘Delightful… Only Alexander McCall Smith can write a book quite like this’ FIVE STARS
Goodreads
‘Many plots are artfully woven into this instalment of the 44 Scotland Street series, proving to be as reflective and reliable as ever. Devour this’
Scottish Field
‘Full of warmth’
Living Magazine
‘THE ENIGMA OF GARLIC reads as delightfully and richly as a conversation with Alexander McCall Smith himself’
Book Reporter.com