The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain - just as in life the key to happiness lies in making the best of what you have.
Bruised in love by her faithless Irish husband, Isabel Dalhousie is a connoisseur of intimate moral issues: she edits a philosophical journal and spends a great deal of her time considering how to improve the lives of those around her. There is her housekeeper Grace, whose future she must secure; her niece Cat, who is embarking on a new relationship with a dubious workaholic mummy's boy; and even an American couple newly arrived in Edinburgh on a tour.
And then there is Jamie, Cat's ex-boyfriend, a handsome, gifted musician fourteen years Isabel's junior, with whom she is slowly and hopelessly falling in love. Intensely thoughtful and consistently entertaining, The Right Attitude to Rain is shot through with compassion and unassuming intelligence.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.3 x 1.7 | 350g
Publication Date: 30 Oct 2006
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0349118051
ISBN13: 9780349118055
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including a very minor crease on the top-right corner of the front cover, and a minor crease on the bottom-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.