Pianos and Flowers
Pianos and Flowers
Summary
In Pianos and Flowers we are invited, through the medium of sepia images, to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer. There are big stories in these simple pictures.
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Pianos and Flowers by Alexander Mccall Smith
In Pianos and Flowers we are invited to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer. Three sisters brought up in Penang, caught in the tide of war. A group of small boys in a Glasgow slum – their childhood blighted by poverty, their adult lives taking very different paths. A young woman’s search for love in the unlikely realm of Egyptian antiquities. And through all of these photographs, and all of these stories, there runs the same refrain: the possibilities of love, of friendship, of happiness lie before us.'McCall Smith’s expert handling of conflict and rich imagination make this one his fans will enjoy'
* Publisher's Weekly *'The beloved author invites us to glimpse a world long departed.. from Glasgow slums to Egyptian relics, love, friendship and happiness are the central themes'
* Scots Magazine *'A picture paints a thousand words ... this book demonstrates the imagination and skill of McCall Smith to be able to create personal stories from something as simple as a photograph'
* Dundee Courier, Scottish Book of the Week *'A delightful compendium of short stories'
* Edinburgh Life *Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the highly successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty-five million copies. Since then he has devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781846975783 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846975786 |
| Title | Pianos and Flowers |
| Author | Alexander Mccall Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2023-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |