Bertie's guide to life and mothers
It's not that poor Bertie Pollock is wishing his life away, but having anticipated his seventh birthday for so long he's now longing to be eighteen. But before then there's a lot of living to do and Bertie is not alone amongst the residents of Scotland Street in trying to do just that--with mixed fortunes.
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- ISBN: 9781490602929
- Physical Description 8 audio discs (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2015]
- Copyright ℗2015
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General Note: | Title from container. Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. GMD: compact disc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie. |
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Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers
Alexander McCall Smith's wildly popular 44 Scotland Street series chronicles life in a corner of Edinburgh brimming with wit and humor. Newlywed painter and sometime somnambulist Angus Lordie might be sleepwalking his way into trouble with Animal Welfare when he lets his dog Cyril drink a bit too much lager at the local bar. The longsuffering Bertie, on the cusp of his seventh birthday party, has taken to dreaming about his eighteenth, a time when he will be able to avoid the indignity of unwanted girl attendees and the looming threat of a gender-neutral doll from his domineering mother Irene. Matthew and Elspeth struggle to care for their triplets, contending with Danish au pairs and dubious dukes to boot, while the narcissistic Bruce faces his greatest challenge yet in the form of an over-eager waxologist. As ever, when Alexander McCall Smith visits 44 Scotland Street, fun is sure to follow.