This is the pleasant second book in Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series. Originally published serially in the Scotsman newspaper, Espresso Tales is set in Edinburgh and features a group of residents who live at, you guessed it, 44 Scotland Street. These characters run the gamut from 6-year-old Bertie to 60-something Domenica. One of my favorite segments involves Bertie and his father Stuart’s trip to Glasgow to look for the Pollock family car, which Stuart has forgotten to drive back to Edinburgh after a work conference. Their meeting and subsequent excursion with Lard O'Connor and his henchman Gerry is priceless.--Barb P.
Request Espresso Tales from Saint Paul Public Library.
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