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A Distant View of Everything
A Distant View of Everything | Alexander McCall Smith
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Isabel Dalhousie now has a second child - another boy, Magnus. He comes home with her at the beginning of the book and she discovers that Charlie is far from thrilled. He sees no need for a new baby. In Cat's delicatessen, Isabel meets a woman with whom she had been at school. This woman, Bea Shand, is known as an enthusiastic match-maker. She is very worried, though, as she has introduced a woman she knows to a plastic surgeon who is now described by another friend as a gold-digger. This other friend reveals that the surgeon has a bad track record: he has been involved with a series of well-off women and has succeeded in separating a number of then from their money. Bea asks Isabel to investigate; she herself tried to warn her friend of the danger she was in but was rebuffed badly. Isabel starts to make enquiries. At first the pattern that emerges confirms her friend's dire diagnosis, but as things develop it emerges that not only is the surgeon innocent, but he himself is the one in danger! In the meantime, as a sub-plot, Isabel finds that the man who warned her of the surgeon's proclivities, is taking an interest in her (Isabel). He appears to be smitten by her; she tries to get away from him but discovers that she has inadvertently given Jamie grounds to believe that she (Isabel) is having an affair. This is awkward, but is resolved satisfactorily. Her final conclusion: match-make at one's peril. Never tell people half-truths for paternalistic reasons. Mind your own business (a lesson that Isabel never seems to learn).
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Caryl
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Welcome, July! #BookSpinBINGO

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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rwmg
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Isabel's friend Bea is worried that she may have introduced a friend to charmer who woos, defrauds, and then abandons wealthy women and so Bea asks Isabel to look into it.

I was right, I was right. I got the answer way ahead of Isabel ;-)

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rwmg
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A distant view of everything

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Graciouswarriorprincess
A Distant View of Everything | Alexander McCall Smith
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Book three of the #24in48 readathon.

catebutler I adore the Isabel Dalhousie series. Now I want to pick up the next one!! 6y
Graciouswarriorprincess @catebutler Me too and getting caught up. 😀 6y
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Ending my first day of vacation in sunny climes (away from the snow and minus-insane temperatures) with some reading in bed.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! Just released. This is the 11th installment in the Isabel Dalhouse series...because fans can't get enough of Isabel, or Alex just likes putting her in sometimes precarious situations, the jerk. Anyway, isn't that a lovely cover? I love this cover. Anyway, Isabel's just had another baby, yaaay. And her friend, Rosemary, comes along & thrusts a match-making quandary onto her shoulders. No respect. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

aeeklund Interesting choice to have the telescope facing the "wrong" way. 7y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Some ARCs from work. #libraryhaul

Bellajo What type of fairy tales are in the book you don't look your age? 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Bella1217 A variety of short stories, essays and poems. Not really fairy tales. 7y
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