Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers: A Scotland Street Novel (44 Scotland Street)
'Mr. McCall Smith's writing is... blissful. He doesn't shy away from the darker realities of life with his poignant exposures of human frailty, yet, somehow, he makes the world a better place'  -  Country Life  'Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers lets us immediately relax, secure in the knowledge that we are in a safe pair of hands as McCall Smith is an engaging and a witty guide to the goings on (and comings off) at fictional 44 Scotland Street'  -  The Sunday Express '[An] entertaining book written by this master of observation'  -  Toowoomba Chronicle