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Pianos and Flowers
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Pianos and Flowers—Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind
Brief encounters of the romantic kind
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About the Ebook
In Pianos and Flowers we are invited to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer.
Three sisters brought up in Penang, caught in the tide of war.
A group of small boys in a Glasgow slum – their childhood blighted by poverty, their adult lives taking very different paths.
A young woman's search for love in the unlikely realm of Egyptian antiquities.
And through all of these photographs, and all of these stories, there runs the same refrain: the possibilities of love, of friendship, of happiness lie before us.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover brief encounters of the romantic kind
- Explore stories sparked by evocative vintage photographs
- Engage with charming, inventive short fiction
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'McCall Smith's expert handling of conflict and rich imagination make this one his fans will enjoy' Publishers Weekly
'The beloved author invites us to glimpse a world long departed — from Glasgow slums to Egyptian relics, love, friendship and happiness are the central themes' Scots Magazine
'A picture paints a thousand words — this book demonstrates the imagination and skill of McCall Smith to create personal stories from something as simple as a photograph' Dundee Courier, Scottish Book of the Week
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.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 07 November 2019
Print Length: 192 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781788853255
Format: Ebook
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