The Bertie project
Subtitle: a 44 Scotland Street novel
By: Alexander McCall Smith
Series: 44 Scotland Street -- 11
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781846973598
Subjects: Neighbors; Mothers and sons; Families; Fiction
Description: Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith ... Bertie's respite from his overbearing mother, Irene, is over. She has returned from the middle-east, only to discover that her son has been exposed to the worst evils of cartoons, movies and Irn Bru, and her wrath falls upon her unfortunate husband, Stuart. Meanwhile, Bruce has fallen in love with someone other than himself; Big Lou wants to adopt her beloved Finlay; Matthew and Elspeth host the Duke of Johannesburg for supper and Bertie decides he wants to move out of Scotland Street altogether and live with his grandmother, Nicola. Can Irene and Stuart's marriage survive? Will Bruce's newfound love last? And will Bertie really leave Scotland Street? Find out in the next installment of this charming, beloved series.
Notes: Errata slip inserted.