With the
exciting news that Alexander McCall Smith is to be one of the guest speakers at
this year’s Manx Litfest, Onchan Book Group decided to choose a book of your own choice
by this popular author for this month’s read.
Alexander
McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. His
various series of books have been translated into forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. These include the popular 44 Scotland Street novels,
first published as a serial novel in the Scotsman newspaper
and now the longest-running serial novel in the world; the Isabel Dalhousie novels, and the Corduroy Mansions series.
He
became a household name with The No.1
Ladies Detective Agency, which
was a hit TV series. His stand-alone novels, include The Forever
Girls, Trains & Lovers, Fatty
O’Leary’s Dinner Party and Emma—a reworking of the classic
Jane Austen novel. He has also written over 30 children’s books.
McCall Smith
has been described as:
"more of a movement, a worldwide club for the
dissemination of gentle wisdom and good cheer."
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