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Love in the time of Bertie / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.; McIntosh, Iain,illustrator.;
"Life for Bertie seems to be moving at a pace that is rather out of his control. In Drummond Place gardens it seems that Olive has their future together all planned out. Meanwhile, upstairs at 44 Scotland Street, Bertie's father, Stuart, is powerless to stop over-bearing Irene and her motion for Bertie to travel to Aberdeen on a three-month secondment. And, further up in the New Town, while Bruce Anderson plots with old-school chums, love blossoms in Big Lou's Cafe"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Apartment houses; Families; Interpersonal relations; Neighbors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The summer job / by Dent, Lizzy,author.;
"Beach Read meets Sweetbitter in this laugh-out-loud and ultimately heartwarming debut of a good friend's very bad decision and the summer job that stands to ruin or make her life"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Friendship; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Summer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots : Elizabeth I and her greatest rival / by Williams, Kate,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-392) and index.A history of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, two women struggling for supremacy in a man's world, describes how their bonds of friendship sustained them until jealousy and antipathy turned them into enemies.
Subjects: Biographies.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.; Queens; Queens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A corruption of blood / by Parry, Ambrose,author.;
Dr Will Raven is a man seldom shocked by human remains, but even he is disturbed by the contents of a package washed up at the Port of Leith. Stranger still, a man Raven has long detested is pleading for his help to escape the hangman. Back at 52 Queen Street, Sarah Fisher has set her sights on learning to practise medicine. Almost everyone seems intent on dissuading her from this ambition, but when word reaches her that a woman has recently obtained a medical degree despite her gender, Sarah decides to seek her out. Raven's efforts to prove his erstwhile adversary's innocence are failing and he desperately needs Sarah's help. Putting their feelings for one another aside, their investigations will take them to both extremes of Edinburgh's social divide, where they discover that wealth and status cannot alter a fate written in the blood.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870; Medical students; Murder; Physicians; Women household employees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In a house of lies / by Rankin, Ian,author.;
Rebus' retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing over a decade earlier. The remains, found in a rusted car in the East Lothian woods, not far from Edinburgh, quickly turn into a cold case murder investigation. Rebus' old friend, Siobhan Clarke is assigned to the case, but neither of them could have predicted what buried secrets the investigation will uncover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character); Police; Murder; Detective and mystery stories; Cold cases (Criminal investigation);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Readings on Macbeth /
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Macbeth, King of Scotland, 11th cent.; Tragedy;
© 1999., Greenhaven,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Looking for you / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In this latest installment of The Perfect Passion Company, our favorite matchmaker, Katie Donald, continues her unwavering endeavor to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh find love"--
Subjects: Novels.; Dating services; Interpersonal attraction; Mate selection;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Looking for you [text (large print)] / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In this latest installment of The Perfect Passion Company, our favorite matchmaker, Katie Donald, continues her unwavering endeavor to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh find love"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Dating services; Interpersonal attraction; Mate selection;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Death of a liar [sound recording] / by Beaton, M. C.; Malcolm, Graeme.;
Read by Graeme Malcolm."Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home and Hamish must sort through all of her lies to solve the crime"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Macbeth, Hamish (Fictitious character); Murder; Police;
© p2015., Hachette Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hardly a gentleman. by James, Eloisa,author.;
"Desperate after her Season comes to a spectacularly disastrous end, the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry jumps into a carriage hired to take a housekeeper to Scotland. The laird of Castle CaerLaven has no interest in a wife, especially a love match--but when Caelan sees his new housekeeper, he changes his mind. Marriage to a delectable bookworm strikes him as a perfect arrangement. To his surprise, Clara refuses his proposal once ... and again ... yet again ... When her true identity is revealed, and they're forced to marry, Caelan realizes he has a far more crucial challenge. He finally has Clara's hand--but how will he ever win her heart?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Forced marriage; Man-woman relationships; Nobility;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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