The Careful Use of Compliments

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• Bookreporter.com - THE CAREFUL USE OF COMPLIMENTS: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith

  Isabel Dalhousie's contemplative life as Edinburgh's resident philosopher has reached a major crossroads in this, the fifth novel in McCall Smith's enchanting series. With the revelation that she was pregnant with her young lover Jamie's child, at th ... (read full critics)

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3 Reviews

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  Discovered the author and Ms Dalhousie by chance. A very original character and witty dialogues by the way... Makes very pleasant reading and good preparation for a trip to Scotland.

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  Inaeugenia said on Jun 28, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Isabel Dalhousie is a woman in her early forties, lives in Edimburgh, is single and well bred, but more than this she's a philosopher...
  A sophisticated comedy, with the usual humour and grace that McCall Smith never spares.

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  blisterinthesun said on Sep 14, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Un po' sottotono rispetto al precedente "The right attitude to rain".

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  laylee said on Jul 2, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 256 Pages
• ISBN-10: 037542301X
• ISBN-13: 9780375423017
• Publisher: Pantheon
• Pub date: Aug 07, 2007
• Dimensions: 1419 mm x 968 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Others and eBook

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