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Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers

A 44 Scotland Street Novel

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Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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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.

©2013 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2014 Hachette Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Scotland Funny Witty
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Full of enjoyable adventures and positive messages with a lovely poem at the end as a bonus.

Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers

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The monotonous tone of the reader made this book heavy going. Not as good as the others in the series.

not the best in the series

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Brilliantly written, funny and well scripted. Characters bought to life by excellent narration. The short chapters made it ideal for my holiday.

Perfect holiday reading!

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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.

A great place to be.....

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I like his ability to create such endearing characters that take a wry look at modern life, from 7 year old Bertie to Angus the gold toothed dog such as you will find in The Scotland Street novels.

Alexander McCall Smith is a prolific and insightful writer

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