A souvenir for myself from Edinburgh :)

From the back cover:

"As summer blooms in Edinburgh's gardens and Bertie Pollock's birthday appears on the horizon, all at 44 Scotland Street is not cake and sunshine. Newlywed Angus Lordie has been booked by his bride into what he must not call the loony bin; Bruce's first encounter with hot wax brings more anguish than he bargained for; and Bertie's birthday dreams of scout camp and a penknife look set to be replaced by a game of Royal Weddings and a gender-neutral doll. But fate, an amorous Bedouin and the Dubai Tourist Authority conspire to transport Bertie's mother Irene to a warmer - if not a better - place, and once again in Scotland Street the triumph of human kindness over adversity gives cause for celebration."

Finally Bertie turns seven but instead of the Swiss Army penknife he craves, his mother gives him a Junior UN Peacekeeping Kit and a gender-neutral doll as birthday presents :) I love the way McCall Smith 'fights' for the rights of small boys!

#44 for Reduce Mount TBR 2018 Challenge by Dove-i-Libri

EDIT:
Varattu kirjakolle toivelistahipasta.

Onnistuin saamaan tälle kirjalle kuriirin - määränpäänä siis Kirjakko, jonka hippasin tällä toivelistakirjallaan! Leppoisia lukuhetkiä!

Thank you, book arrived safe and sound.

Goodness me, I had two copies of this book and I read the other one last year. I probably had began reading this at some point, because got a feeling of déjavu in the middle of the other one.

After a hectic day at work off to Annelis.

Kiitos kirjasta, Kirjakko! Bertiellä näkyy kirjan kannessa olevan lokoisat olot. Kelpaisi minullekin. Mimikin tykkää kiipeillä puissa ja lukea puussa.