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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate

Book 2 in the Sunday Philosophy Club series

By Alexander McCall Smith

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| Hardcover | 9780676976908

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The delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s already hugely popular new detective series, The Sunday Philosophy Club, starring the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie — editor of the Journal of Applied Ethics — and her no-nonsense housekeeper, Grace.
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The delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s already hugely popular new detective series, The Sunday Philosophy Club, starring the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie — editor of the Journal of Applied Ethics — and her no-nonsense housekeeper, Grace.

When Isabel’s niece, Cat, asks Isabel to run her delicatessen while she attends a wedding in Italy, Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem. He recently had a heart transplant, and is suddenly plagued with memories of events that never happened to him. The situation appeals to Isabel as a philosophical question. Is the heart truly the seat of the soul? And it piques her insatiable curiosity: could the memories be connected with the donor’s demise? Grace, of course, thinks it is none of Isabel’s business. Add to the mix the lothario Cat brings home from the wedding in Italy, who, in accordance with all that Isabel knows about lotharios, shouldn’t be trusted . . . but goodness, he is charming.

That makes two mysteries of the heart to be solved — just the thing for Isabel Dalhousie.

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  • Friends, Lovers, Chocolate By Alexander McCall Smith

    I've been told all my life that I think too much, so I was delighted to make the acquaintance of Isabel Dalhousie, a 40-ish spinster, Edinburgh resident, editor of Review of Applied Ethics and the heroine of Alexander McCall Smith's Sunday Philosophy ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - FRIENDS, LOVERS, CHOCOLATE by Alexander McCall Smith

    • Read an Excerpt Isabel Dalhousie loves nothing more than discovering why the people in her life, and often those who only cross her path, do what they do. As the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics she examines human foibles with the same intens ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010

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  • A welcoming change

    I really enjoyed reading it. Quite a welcoming and delightful change from his other detective series. In certain instances it was hilarious to the point of laughing out loud with everybody turning round to see what happened!

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    Acquafortis said on May 16, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Alexander McCall Smith series

    As with any of the Alexander McCall Smith series (No1 Lady's Detective Agency, Scotland Street, Sunday Philosphy Club etc...) every new book is like meeting friends you haven't seen in a while, and you're never disappointed.
    I often think about some of the characters as if they were real...and ... (continue)

    As with any of the Alexander McCall Smith series (No1 Lady's Detective Agency, Scotland Street, Sunday Philosphy Club etc...) every new book is like meeting friends you haven't seen in a while, and you're never disappointed.
    I often think about some of the characters as if they were real...and that does not happen with all the books a read !
    I sometimes wish I haven't start reading them...
    Enjoy !!

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    Stefietokee said on Aug 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • I like it initally because of some philosophical remarks but lost interest in the story towards the end. Isabel reminds me of Miss Marple.

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    orangezoo said on Jun 21, 2007 | Add your feedback

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