Alexander McCall Smith
This oldish Scottish man is my favorite living author... How many happy hours have I passed in the lives of his characters, enjoying their company and his storytelling? Countless. At least I haven't counted them.
I have read and re-read the (12?) novels in his famous No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Sometimes an hour with Precious is just what I crave; the humanity and cleverness and quirky foibles blend seamlessly into a delightfully believable character who's become a friend- if one who doesn't know me or even really exist. Bibliophile problems.
La's Orchestra Saves The World is a rare book which I read for the second time on a long drive from Arizona to Provo Utah just a few days after New Year's. Out Loud. I read it aloud to my family and our grown niece Maranda. Universally appreciated. Need I say more?
Yes, I think I must tell that as we drove by Young Living lavender fields south of Provo, I was reading about La(vender), the main character, who grew lavender hedges at her home in a Suffolk village. Even this was cool, since we lived in Suffolk (a quiet corner of England which time seems to have been gentle with). It kind of made me homesick for that out-of-the-way rural feeling I recall savoring in Suffolk villages I visited.
The Sunday Philosophy Club and 44 Scotland Street series are also amusing, as are others upon others.
This writer is a genius, and his art is a gift in my life. Thank Heaven for such a brilliant author.
I have read and re-read the (12?) novels in his famous No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Sometimes an hour with Precious is just what I crave; the humanity and cleverness and quirky foibles blend seamlessly into a delightfully believable character who's become a friend- if one who doesn't know me or even really exist. Bibliophile problems.
La's Orchestra Saves The World is a rare book which I read for the second time on a long drive from Arizona to Provo Utah just a few days after New Year's. Out Loud. I read it aloud to my family and our grown niece Maranda. Universally appreciated. Need I say more?
Yes, I think I must tell that as we drove by Young Living lavender fields south of Provo, I was reading about La(vender), the main character, who grew lavender hedges at her home in a Suffolk village. Even this was cool, since we lived in Suffolk (a quiet corner of England which time seems to have been gentle with). It kind of made me homesick for that out-of-the-way rural feeling I recall savoring in Suffolk villages I visited.
The Sunday Philosophy Club and 44 Scotland Street series are also amusing, as are others upon others.
This writer is a genius, and his art is a gift in my life. Thank Heaven for such a brilliant author.
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