Love In The Time Of Bertie Av Alexander Mccall Smith

<p><b>The latest in the hugely popular <i>44 Scotland Street </i>series from the worldwide bestselling author, Alexander McCall Smith</b><br><br>Life for Bertie seems to be moving at a pace that is rather out of his control. Upstairs, at 44 Scotland Street, his father Stuart is powerless to stop over-bearing Irene and her determination that Bertie will travel to deepest, coldest Aberdeen on a three-month sojourn. Can his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson save the day? And can the boys execute a great escape? Meanwhile, further up in the New Town, Bruce Anderson''s property development plans are thwarted by a sudden crisis of conscience that leads to a shocking revelation. And, in Big Lou''s cafe, it seems that love might blossom at last.<br><br>Warm hearted, humorous and always wonderfully wise, <i>Love in the Time of </i><i>Bertie</i> offers philosophical insight as well as sartorial elegance. There are tribulations as well as celebrations in this the next instalment in the <i>44 Sc