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Chance Developments
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Chance Developments—Unexpected Love Stories
Unexpected love stories inspired by vintage photographs
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About the Ebook
In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white photography and imagines the stories behind them. Who were those people, what were their stories, why are they smiling, what made them sad?
What emerges are surprising and poignant tales of love and friendship in a variety of settings - an estate in the Highlands of Scotland, a travelling circus in Canada, an Australian gold-mining town, a village in Ireland, and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. Some will find joy and fulfilment - others would prefer happier endings.Each of them, though, will find love, and that is ultimately what matters.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover unexpected love stories inspired by vintage photographs
- Explore imagined lives sparked by single striking images
- Engage with inventive, heartfelt short fiction
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'Vintage McCall Smith — if anyone is looking for an early Christmas gift, they should look no further. A reader may wonder whether if there were no Alexander McCall Smith, he would have to be invented' Washington Times
'These stories are full of insight and empathy — the first two are works of depth and beauty that would not be shamed in the company of the world's great short stories' Fairfax Papers
About the Author
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the highly successful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty-five million copies. Since then he has devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. These include the 44 Scotland Street novels, first published as a serial novel in the Scotsman, the Isabel Dalhousie novels, the Von Igelfeld series and the Corduroy Mansions novels.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 15 November 2015
Print Length: 238 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857902658
Format: Ebook
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