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The Bertie project / Alexander McCall Smith ; ill. by Iain McIntosh.

by McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

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Vintage Canada, 2017.

Mothers and sons -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Apartment dwellers -- Fiction.

Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction.

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- 44 Scotland Street series ; 11.

9780735273382 (trade pbk.)

291 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

"Originally published: Edinburgh, Scotland : Polygon , 2016."--T.p. verso.

"Bertie’s mother, Irene, returns from the Middle East to discover that, in her absence, her son has been exposed to the worst of evils--television shows, ice cream parlors, and even unsanctioned art at the National Portrait Gallery. Her wrath descends on Bertie’s long-suffering father, Stuart. But Stuart has found a reason to spend more time outside of the house and seems to have a new spring in his step. What does this mean for the residents of 44 Scotland Street? The winds of change have come to the others as well. Angus undergoes a spiritual transformation after falling victim to an unexpected defenestration. Bruce has fallen in a rather different sense for a young woman who is determined to share with him her enthusiasm for extreme sports. Matthew and Elspeth have a falling out with their triplets’ au pair, while Big Lou continues to fall in love with her new role as a mother. And as Irene resumes work on what she calls her Bertie Project, reinstating Bertie’s Italian lessons, yoga classes, and psychotherapy, Bertie begins to hatch a project of his own--one that promises freedom."--From publisher.

Humorous fiction.

McIntosh, Iain.

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