In this Isabel Dalhousie original short story, available exclusively
in electronic format, our intrepid heroine—accused by a distraught
wife of being the "other woman"—makes a surprising discovery as she
attempts to defend her reputation. Summer in Edinburgh is a season of
delicate sunshine and showers, picnics with loved ones in blossoming
gardens, and genteel celebrations of art and music. But Isabel
Dalhousie’s peaceful idyll is broken when a single meeting over
coffee with fellow philosopher Dr. George McLeod brings an irate phone
call from his wife, Roz, who implacably accuses Isabel of conducting
an affair with her husband. Wounded by the
injustice of Roz’s wild allegation and concerned both for her
standing among the gossipy group of her scholarly peers and for
Roz’s apparent state of hysteria, Isabel sets out to discover more
about the McLeods, and to set the record straight before the
bitterness in their marriage poisons her own reputation. For insight
into the McLeods’ relationship she turns to Millie, who is both an
old acquaintance of Isabel’s and a university colleague of
George’s. In this engaging, intelligently
observed story, Alexander McCall Smith’s sharp-eyed heroine is
reminded once again to avoid jumping to hasty conclusions about the
lives of others, and to value friendship wherever it’s found.
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An Isabel Dalhousie eBook Original Story
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780307907516
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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