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Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. Jane, a visiting Australian philosopher on sabbatical in Edinburgh, has more questions than answers. Adopted at the age of six, she knows little about her father, other than he was a student in Edinburgh years ago. Always up fo...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Corporate Author: Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors: Porter, Davina (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2011.
Edition:Unabridged.
Series:McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Isabel Dalhousie series. 8.
Subjects:
Dalhousie, Isabel > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women philosophers > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Scotland.
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Summary:Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. Jane, a visiting Australian philosopher on sabbatical in Edinburgh, has more questions than answers. Adopted at the age of six, she knows little about her father, other than he was a student in Edinburgh years ago. Always up for a challenge, Isabel is more than happy to help.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact disc.
Duration: 8:30:00.
In container (17 cm.)
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Physical Description:7 sound discs (8.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Issued also on cassette.
ISBN:9781449825263
1449825265
9781464009129
1464009120
Author Notes:Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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