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Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
- A 44 Scotland Street Novel
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
As summer blooms in Edinburgh's gardens and Bertie Pollock's birthday appears on the horizon, all at 44 Scotland Street is not cake and sunshine.
Newlywed Angus Lordie has been booked by his bride into what he must not call the loony bin; Bruce's first encounter with hot wax brings more anguish than he bargained for; and Bertie's birthday dreams of scout camp and a penknife look set to be replaced by a game of Royal Weddings and a gender-neutral doll.
But fate, an amorous Bedouin and the Dubai Tourist Authority conspire to transport Bertie's mother Irene to a warmer - if not a better - place, and once again in Scotland Street the triumph of human kindness over adversity gives cause for celebration.
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- Raquel moreno
- 30-12-17
Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
Full of enjoyable adventures and positive messages with a lovely poem at the end as a bonus.
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- albatross
- 23-10-20
Beautiful story
As always, a gentle story, full of daily normal struggle of life of a dog, a young boy and adults who interact each other. It was written so beautifully and full of empathy, and read superbly by David Rintoul. Each chapter makes me smile and reflect on my own life.
Let us be gentle to each other.
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- Mrs CMYK
- 21-10-21
So witty
I love the 44 Scotland Street stories and they are so well narrated by David Rintoul, they are even better on Audible. Loved this one and the hilarious antics of Bertie’s mother on her trip to Dubai had me laughing out loud. Still chuckling, so well written.
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- Sarah
- 01-09-19
I love this series!
So well written and read. I listen while I'm walking my dog and I gets some strange looks as I laugh out loud!
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- Mrs. P. I. Finnie
- 04-05-22
Yet another laugh out loud listen
Alexander gets you laughing out loud when listening. Glad to see a happy birthday for Bertie
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- Mrs L M Loud
- 20-12-21
Love it
Engaging and very enjoyable. Can't wait for the Bertie story. Very clever writing really loved it.
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- Sue
- 30-11-14
Poor Bertie
If you could sum up Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers in three words, what would they be?
funny, poignant intriguing
What did you like best about this story?
the way Bertie is portrayed and his wealth of knowledge and experience
What does David Rintoul bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
he brings the characters to life
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Bertie's reaction to the doll going in the river
Any additional comments?
Bertie has always been my favourite character in this series but I love the way the author interweaves all the characters and their lives. The insights you get into the way they live and their essential character grows with each novel and here we find Bertie maturing whilst still remaining a little boy. Your heart goes out to him as he suffers the indignities his mother forces on him.
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- SanctuaryTW7
- 22-09-19
absolutely brilliant,
made me lol didn't realise it was part of the series I'm hoping that audible has all of the books because I will be downloading starting with book 1
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- Mr William Dewar
- 02-12-15
A great place to be.....
Where does Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I really enjoyed 'Bertie's guide to life and mothers' as I have all of the 44 Scotland Street books. I've just downloaded the next one as it happens! It is difficult to rank this book against other books I've listened to because they are so different, however I love being immersed in life in Scotland Street to the point I feel a kind of sense of loss when they finish.
What did you like best about this story?
I love Bertie and his views on life and often laugh out loud and this book did not let me down as he was very prominent throughout. I'm also a fan of Big Lou and would love to go for a coffee in her cafe.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I loved the bit when they were on the scout camping trip and discussing the Massacre at Glencoe and Bertie's friend Ranulph Braveheart Mcpherson not turning out to be quite as brave as his name suggests.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes and I did pretty much.
Any additional comments?
I'm hoping Irene stays in Dubai for a bit longer as I'm enjoying the life of Bertie, Stewart and Ulysses without her domineering presence.
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- C. Pattison
- 05-05-15
Perfect holiday reading!
Brilliantly written, funny and well scripted. Characters bought to life by excellent narration. The short chapters made it ideal for my holiday.
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