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    Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream

    Part of 44 Scotland Street Series

    Author Alexander McCall Smith
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    $17.00 US
    Knopf | Vintage
    5.14"W x 7.95"H x 0.75"D   | 9 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Apr 28, 2026 | 272 Pages | 9798217008346
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    The latest installment in the lively and deliciously charming 44 Scotland Street series finds all our favorite residents of Scotland’s most celebrated address navigating their enchanting and eventful lives

    As summer returns to 44 Scotland, our favorite motley crew of residents must find new pursuits to fill their days. There is, of course, Bertie—a precocious child prodigy who, despite his most valiant efforts, finds himself roped into a number of distressing situations. At home, his mother Irene is planning lessons for him on Irish culture; at school, Bertie is forced to join a book group run by his pesky classmates; and while out with his best friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson, the two are unexpectedly invited to a wedding.

    Meanwhile, Bruce encounters some setbacks in his latest property venture when his well-intentioned attempts to move the front door of a flat end in utter disaster. At Nine Mile Burn, Matthew and the triplets try to adopt an unwillingly-vegan dog. And Sister Maria-Fiori dei Fiore Montagna discovers the missing part of the Stone of Scone in Drummond Place Gardens. Witty, wise, and surreally comedic, this newest installment in the 44 Scotland series is a reminder that when faced with the woes of the world, it is the simple pleasures in life we must hold onto.
    © Michael Lionstar

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.

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    The latest installment in the lively and deliciously charming 44 Scotland Street series finds all our favorite residents of Scotland’s most celebrated address navigating their enchanting and eventful lives

    As summer returns to 44 Scotland, our favorite motley crew of residents must find new pursuits to fill their days. There is, of course, Bertie—a precocious child prodigy who, despite his most valiant efforts, finds himself roped into a number of distressing situations. At home, his mother Irene is planning lessons for him on Irish culture; at school, Bertie is forced to join a book group run by his pesky classmates; and while out with his best friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson, the two are unexpectedly invited to a wedding.

    Meanwhile, Bruce encounters some setbacks in his latest property venture when his well-intentioned attempts to move the front door of a flat end in utter disaster. At Nine Mile Burn, Matthew and the triplets try to adopt an unwillingly-vegan dog. And Sister Maria-Fiori dei Fiore Montagna discovers the missing part of the Stone of Scone in Drummond Place Gardens. Witty, wise, and surreally comedic, this newest installment in the 44 Scotland series is a reminder that when faced with the woes of the world, it is the simple pleasures in life we must hold onto.

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    © Michael Lionstar

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.

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