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"Pat, a plain but likable 20-year-old in Edinburgh, Scotland, is taking a year off school for the second time to work in an art gallery run by Matthew, who doesn't seem to be much of a business man but whose father pays the bills. Her fellow residents at 44 Scotland Street include: Bruce, a vain and self-centered surveyor with whom she unwillingly falls in love; Domenica MacDonald, a feisty middle-aged widow; and Bertie, a 5-year-old whiz who practices saxophone and speaks Italian at the behest of pushy mother Irene.
Matthew wants to date Pat, who isn't that attracted to him and is worried about getting involved with her boss, while Bruce is clearly bad news, but Pat can't help being drawn to him. Things get more complicated when Bruce takes a painting that Pat was storing at home for Matthew because it might be a valuable Peploe, and gives it to the Conservative Ball for a fundraising auction. Bertie gets in trouble at East New Town Nursery for writing Italian grafitti in the bathroom, and Irene takes him to therapy. Other incidental characters and even real Edinburgh personalities like mystery thriller writer Ian Rankin turn up in this light-hearted 2005 novel that McCall Smith originally published as a daily serial story in "The Scotsman" newspaper."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- workplace romance
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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