{"product_id":"corduroy-mansions-9780307476500","title":"Corduroy Mansions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCORDUROY MANSIONS - Book 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn the Corduroy Mansions series of novels, set in London's hip Pimlico neighborhood, we meet a cast of charming eccentrics, including perhaps the world's most clever terrier, who make their home in a handsome, though slightly dilapidated, apartment block. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCorduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteel, crumbling mansion block in London's vibrant Pimlico neighborhood and the home turf of a captivating collection of quirky and altogether McCall-Smithian characters. There's the middle-aged wine merchant William, who's trying to convince his reluctant twenty-four-year-old son, Eddie, to leave the nest; and Marcia, the boutique caterer who has her sights set on William. There's also the (justifiably) much-loathed Member of Parliament Oedipus Snark; his mother, Berthea, who's writing his biography and hating every minute of it; and his long-suffering girlfriend, Barbara, a literary agent who would like to be his wife (but, then, she'd like to be almost anyone's wife). There's the vitamin evangelist, the psychoanalyst, the art student with a puzzling boyfriend and Freddie de la Hay, the Pimlico terrier who insists on wearing a seat belt and is almost certainly the only avowed vegetarian canine in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with the ins and outs of neighborliness in all its unexpected variations, \u003ci\u003eCorduroy Mansions\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the life, laughter and humanity that have become the hallmarks of Alexander McCall Smith's work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander McCall Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.28w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307476500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER McCALL SMITH \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit his website at www.alexandermccallsmith.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43967233458291,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a0c4f250-1dfe-43c2-994a-fe24a26e40d7.jpg?v=1760181908","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/corduroy-mansions-9780307476500","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}