The Quiet Side of Passion

#12 Isabel Dalhousie

Alexander McCall Smith

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Little Brown
12 February 2019

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels

It is summer in Edinburgh and Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between 'gossip' and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie's little friend Basil, is estranged from Basil's father, or that the woman has a somewhat brazen attitude to childcare. And yet, it is curious.

Isabel, however, has much else on her mind as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. Along with the work involved for its impending next issue, she really needs to get her house in order and tend to the demands of her niece, Cat. Thankfully, the arrival of Antonia, the exuberant Italian au pair, will take care of urgent chores. And the hiring of Claire, a diligent if unsettlingly beautiful new assistant at the Review, surely means that Isabel can breathe, at least a little.

But her sharp observation and assured role as confidante soon have Isabel doubting all her recent decisions. What's more, her instinct to help others may have put her in real danger. In her desire to run both a smooth household and working life, has she simply created more chaos? Perhaps the quiet side of passion is, after all, the best side on which to be?

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Imprint: Little Brown
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780349142708
ISBN 10: 034914270X
Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 12 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.

Reviews for The Quiet Side of Passion (#12 Isabel Dalhousie)

Isabel Dalhousie's charm is undeniable * Sunday Times * Delightful * Sunday Telegraph * McCall Smith's greatest gift as a writer - and God knows this is just one of many - is that he can write likeable characters * New Statesman * This touching, humorous, tale proved an extremely enjoyable read * Women Together * A delight of a book by a master storyteller * People's Friend *