The Forever Girl Author: Visit Amazon's Alexander McCall Smith Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0307908259 | Format: PDF
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“What may seem like an ordinary love tangle is a very rich stew of contemporary mores and a great stage for both comedy and heartbreak.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Touchingly conceived. . . . In the end we see that love unfulfilled still makes a difference.” —Library Journal
Praise for Alexander McCall Smith:
“McCall Smith’s generous writing and dry humor, his gentleness and humanity, and his ability to evoke a place and a set of characters without caricature or condescension have endeared his books to readers.” —The New York Times
“McCall Smith’s novels are beautifully precise and psychologically acute.” —The Independent (London)
“A vivid observer and an elegant writer.” —The Plain Dealer
“A virtuoso storyteller.” —The Scotsman
“A writer who charms many readers . . . McCall Smith’s characters are well-drawn and alive.” —Providence Journal
“McCall Smith’s accomplished novels [are] dependent on small gestures redolent with meaning and main characters blessed with pleasing personalities . . . These novels are gentle probes into the mysteries of human nature.” —Newsday
About the Author
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He lives in Scotland.
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- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pantheon (February 11, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307908259
- ISBN-13: 978-0307908254
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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