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Corduroy mansions : Corduroy mansions series, book 1 by Alexander McCall Smith; Iain McIntosh is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Following on from the huge success of the "44 Scotland Street" series, Alexander McCall Smith 'moved house' to London's Pimlico and into his brand new daily novel, "Corduroy Mansions". Corduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteel, crumbling mansion block in London’s vibrant Pimlico neighbourhood. The building itself - described in a guide to the architecture of the area as 'a building of no interest whatsoever' - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - nobody is very sure. In fact, nothing of its history is known, although it does have some nice Arts and Craft features. Although Corduroy Mansions is a nickname, it is now recognized by the Post Office.At the moment it is inhabited by an assortment of characters - including, the middle-aged wine merchant William, who’s trying to convince his reluctant twenty-four-year-old son, Eddie, to leave the nest; and Marcia, the boutique caterer who has her sights set on William. There’s also the (justifiably) much-loathed Member of Parliament Oedipus Snark, possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat; his mother, Berthea, who’s writing his biography and hati

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Author
Alexander McCall Smith; Iain McIntosh
Publisher
Alexander McCall Smith
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780307476500
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery

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