Continues 44 Scotland Street serial that McCall Smith wrote for the Scotsman. It continues the adventures of all our favorites but mostly focuses on Bertie Pollock, the super intelligent 6 year old and his relationships with his parents and adapting to a new school and making friends. But our other band of characters are there as well. Bruce has lost his job as a surveyor, and between admiring glances in the mirror, is contemplating becoming a wine merchant. Pat is embarking on a new life at Edinburgh University and perhaps on a new relationship, courtesy of Domenica, her witty and worldly-wise neighbor. Plus we see Ramsey Dubarton, who puts his wife, Betty, to sleep by reading her installments of his memoirs.
It makes for such a nice mix of stories, that I can't help but smile when I read them. I love everything he writes and have found that I'm really enjoying listening to this series on audio as I drive.