
The Lost Art of Gratitude
(The sixth book in the Isabel Dalhousie series)(2009)
A novel by
Alexander McCall Smith
The sensational sixth installment in the best-selling chronicles of the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie.
Isabel's son, Charlie, is now of an age - eighteen months - to have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabel's surprise, she finds Minty Auchterlonie, the high-flying financier she first encountered in The Sunday Philosophy Club. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never truly been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence about the complicated troubles at the investment bank she heads, Isabel finds herself going another round: Is Minty to be trusted? Or is she the perpetrator of an enormous financial fraud?
Not that this is the only dilemma facing Isabel: she also crosses swords again with her nemesis Professor Dove, in an argument over plagiarism. Her niece, Cat, of course, has a new, problematic man (a stunt man!) in her life. And Jamie - doting father of Charlie - is still pressing Isabel to solve his dilemma: getting her to marry him.
As always, there is no end to the delight in accompanying Isabel as she makes her way toward the heart of every problem: philosophizing, sleuthing, and downright snooping, in her inimitable - and inimitably charming - fashion.
Isabel's son, Charlie, is now of an age - eighteen months - to have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabel's surprise, she finds Minty Auchterlonie, the high-flying financier she first encountered in The Sunday Philosophy Club. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never truly been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence about the complicated troubles at the investment bank she heads, Isabel finds herself going another round: Is Minty to be trusted? Or is she the perpetrator of an enormous financial fraud?
Not that this is the only dilemma facing Isabel: she also crosses swords again with her nemesis Professor Dove, in an argument over plagiarism. Her niece, Cat, of course, has a new, problematic man (a stunt man!) in her life. And Jamie - doting father of Charlie - is still pressing Isabel to solve his dilemma: getting her to marry him.
As always, there is no end to the delight in accompanying Isabel as she makes her way toward the heart of every problem: philosophizing, sleuthing, and downright snooping, in her inimitable - and inimitably charming - fashion.
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Hardback Editions
October 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Isabel Dalhousie 6 Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 0-7481-1111-5 / 978-0-7481-1111-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Isabel Dalhousie 6) Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 1-4087-0063-8 / 978-1-4087-0063-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude Author(s): Alexander Mccall Smith ISBN: 0-307-39701-7 / 978-0-307-39701-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel Author(s): Alexander Mccall Smith ISBN: 0-375-42514-4 / 978-0-375-42514-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Pantheon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 0-349-12054-4 / 978-0-349-12054-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Abacus Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude Author(s): Alexander Mccall Smith ISBN: 0-307-39702-5 / 978-0-307-39702-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Canada Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 1-4087-0064-6 / 978-1-4087-0064-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) Author(s): Alexander Mccall Smith ISBN: 0-7393-2863-8 / 978-0-7393-2863-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Isabel Dalhousie 6) Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 1-4055-0345-9 / 978-1-4055-0345-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Lost Art of Gratitude (The Sunday Philosophy Club series) Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 1-4407-4553-6 / 978-1-4407-4553-9 Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Availability: Amazon More details... |
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