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Corduroy Mansions: Book 2
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Following on from the huge success of the "44 Scotland Street" series, Alexander McCall Smith has 'moved house' to a crumbling four-storey mansion in Pimlico - Corduroy Mansions. It is inhabited by a glorious assortment of characters: among them, Oedipus Snark, the first every nasty Lib Dem... read more
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William's dog is borrowed by MI6 - will William get his dog back? In the meantime, Berthea Snark tries to protect her brother from people who want to take advantage of his good nature; Caroline's love life goes through some ups and downs; Dee has a business idea; Rupert tries to track down the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- William French: Wine merchant, and Freddie's master. Lives in Corduroy Mansions, Pimlico, London. Father of Eddie.
- Eddie French: William's son.
- Freddie De La Hay: Pimlico terrier, bright and loyal to his master.
- Dee: Resident of Corduroy Mansions who runs a health food & supplement shop
- Tilly Curtain: MI6 agent.
- Berthea Snark: Psychiatrist, sister of Terence Moongrove
- Rupert: A literary agent
- Barbara Ragg: Rupert's partner in the Ragg Porter Literary Agency
- Errol Greatorex: An author which Barbara has agreed to represent. He is working on the biography of a yeti.
- Hugh: The man in Barbara's life
- Duck: An MI6 agent
- Jo: Dee and Caroline's flat mate
- James: a friend of Caroline's
- Caroline: One of Dee's flat mates
- Terence Moongrove: Berthea's very naive brother
First Sentence edit
William French, wine merchant, Master of Wine (failed), somewhere in his early fifties (hardly noticeably, particularly in the right light), loyal subscriber to Rural Living (although he lived quite happily in central London), longtime supporter of several good causes (he was a kind man at heart, with a strong sense of fairness), widower, dog-owner, and much else besides; the same William French looked about his flat in Corduroy Mansions, as anybody might survey his or her flat in a moment of self-assessment, of stocktaking.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 through 78
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in Corduroy Mansions. (standard series)
Preceded by Corduroy Mansions, and followed by A Conspiracy of Friends.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alexander McCall Smith (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Polygon
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-37973-3
Page Count: 290
Publisher: Polygon
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-37973-3
Page Count: 290
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6063 C326 D64 2011
- Dewey: 823.914
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsMight not appeal to the average YA reader, but is a perfectly safe read for them.
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