Chance developments: stories
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"While gathering material for a photography book about Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith found himself inspired to create stories about the people captured in a number of particularly striking photos. A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony, and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them, gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper, roguish-looking man perching on a lady's knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus, and who, under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances, fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nun's decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant, this collection is brimming with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith"--
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9781101871256
9781501924941
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9781501924941
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Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-22 15:26:22PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 22:35:06PM |
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Jackson, Jamie
Keating, John
Mackenzie, Robert Ian
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McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Angels in Italy
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Dear ventriloquist
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-He wanted to believe in tenderness
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Sister Flora's first day of freedom
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Woman with the beautiful car
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Keating, John,reader
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McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Angels in Italy
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-Dear ventriloquist
McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-He wanted to believe in tenderness
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"While gathering material for a photography book about Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith found himself inspired to create stories about the people captured in a number of particularly striking photos. A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony, and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them, gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper, roguish-looking man perching on a lady's knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus, and who, under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances, fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nun's decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant, this collection is brimming with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith"--
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Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Humorous fiction
Large type books
Life change events -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Scotland -- Fiction
Short stories
Women -- Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Humorous fiction
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Life change events -- Fiction
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Chance developments : stories
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Chance developments / Alexander McCall Smith
Chance developments : stories / Alexander McCall Smith
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