The novel habits of happiness
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-2016
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Isabel Dalhousie is one of Edinburgh's most generous (but discreet) philanthropists - but should she be more charitable? She wonders, sometimes, if she is too judgemental about her niece's amorous exploits, too sharp about her housekeeper's spiritual beliefs, too ready to bristle in battle against her enemies. As the editor of the 'Review of Applied Ethics', she doesn't, of course, allow herself actual enemies, but she does feel enmity - especially towards two academics who have just arrived in the city. She feels they're a highly destabilising influence; little tremors in the volcanic rock upon which an enlightened Edinburgh perches. Equally troubling is the situation of the little boy who is convinced he had a previous life. When Isabel is called upon to help, she finds herself questioning her views on reincarnation.
Main title:
The novel habits of happiness / Alexander McCall Smith.
Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-, author
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2016.
Collation:
247 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2015.
ISBN:
9780349141022 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2192753