Bertie's guide to life and mothers
By: Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrated by Iain McIntosh
Contributors: McIntosh, Iain
Series: A 44 Scotland Street novel
Publisher: Polygon
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781846972539
Subjects: Social life and customs; Roman; Fiction; Manners and customs; Englisch
Description: Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith. With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith gives us another installment in this popular series, now running in its ninth season in The Scotsman. Anything could happen to Bertie and the gang.

Now almost seven, Bertie Pollock feels like it is years since his last birthday. Freedom, for Bertie, is represented by turning eighteen and heading for Glasgow, far from Irene, his domineering mother's control, far from his therapist, Italian lessons, Yoga for Tots, gender-neutral birthday presents and saxophone practice. The likeability of Irene and her husband Stuart appear to be progressing in inverse proportion, so it is no surprise that Stuart, Bertie and even baby Ulysses enthusiastically encourage Irene to accept a free trip to Dubai. A trip that does not go quite the way Irene expects ...