03113cam a2200409 4500 250353170 TxAuBib 20160122120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780804170017 0804170010 B00MZWA65U Amazon 4c717b6d-c755-4c34-b9a2-7bbd630c6037 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1945193 OverDrive (Product ID) 234719 1945193 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers [Libby eBook] : 44 Scotland Street Series, Book 9. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5488kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:Alexander McCall Smith's wildly popular 44 Scotland Street series chronicles life in a corner of Edinburgh brimming with wit and humor.<br /> <br /> Newlywed painter and sometime somnambulist Angus Lordie might be sleepwalking his way into trouble with Animal Welfare when he lets his dog Cyril drink a bit too much lager at the local bar. The longsuffering Bertie, on the cusp of his seventh birthday party, has taken to dreaming about his eighteenth, a time when he will be able to avoid the indignity of unwanted girl attendees and the looming threat of a gender-neutral doll from his domineering mother Irene. Matthew and Elspeth struggle to care for their triplets, contending with Danish au pairs and dubious dukes to boot, while the narcissistic Bruce faces his greatest challenge yet in the form of an over-eager waxologist. As ever, when Alexander McCall Smith visits 44 Scotland Street, fun is sure to follow. "Poignant. . . . Readers can start here and feel the warmth of McCall Smith's wit, deft characterization, and overarching theme of kindness. However, if you read the series from the outset, you'll be treated to an astonishing view of changes in characters' lives, very much like a time-lapse video in book form.". HTML:<i>Booklist</i> (starred review.) "McCall Smith is an engaging and a witty guide to the goings on (and comings off) at fictional 44 Scotland Street.". HTML:<i>The Daily Express</i> (London.) "Sense and humor fuse absolutely.". HTML:<i>The Scotsman</i>. Humor (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-01-22 20:00:03. http://www.ntexlibrariesonthego.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=4c717b6d-c755-4c34-b9a2-7bbd630c6037 https://samples.overdrive.com/bertie-s-guide-to-4c717b?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/bertie-s-guide-to-4c717b?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/bertie-s-guide-to-4c717b?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXMLR