The Lost Art of Gratitude (Isabel Dalhousie #6)

Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith

Literature

The sixth book in this bestselling series gives us Isabel, intrigue -- both moral and financial -- a fox bite, two engagements and at least one wedding


 


While attending a second birthday party with her son, Charlie, Isabel meets Minty Auchterlonie, a ruthlessly ambitious high-flying financier who first appeared in The Sunday Philosophy Club. Minty heads a small investment bank and may or may not be deceiving her shareholders. Isabel faces a dilemma: she has information which could prevent the investors from being cheated -- but how can she be sure of it?


 


Meanwhile, Isabel's niece, Cat, becomes engaged to a stunt man who is also a funambulist. However, the fianc is about to take up a highly dangerous engagement that Isabel fears will end in disaster, even as Isabel herself considers embarking on an extreme adventure of her own...


 


From the Hardcover edition.


Product Information

Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.

General Fields

  • : 9780349120546
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Abacus
  • : 0.172
  • : August 2010
  • : 198mm X 126mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2010
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alexander McCall Smith
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 256