- Fiction, Manners and customs, City and town life, Mansions
This delightful tale is about residents of Corduroy Mansions, an apartment complex in Pimlico, in the London area. There is William, a middle aged wine merchant, who seems to have a problem "evicting" his adult son, Eddie, from his flat.
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Warm, contemporary, classical in form and effortless.
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- Author
- Alexander McCall Smith
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 353
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc., Center Point Pub., Vintage Canada
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781449839390
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Alexander McCall Smith, often referred to as ‘Sandy’, is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. For many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the UK and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction. He has written and contributed to more than 100 books including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. His first book, The White Hippo—a children’s book, was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1980. But it wasn’t until the publication of the highly successful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series that Alexander became a household name. The series has now sold over twenty mill
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