Large print book
Pianos and flowers : brief encounters of the romantic kind / Alexander McCall Smith.
McCall Smith invites readers, through the medium of sepia images, to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, (from the London Sunday Times photograph archives) the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer. We look again at the photograph in a new light, and say Yes, it might have happened just like that.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593294000
- ISBN: 0593294009
- Physical Description: 258 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Polygon Books, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, in 2019"--Title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pianos and flowers -- I'd cry buckets -- Sphinx -- Maternal designs -- The dwarf tale-teller of the Romanian Rom -- Duty -- Iron jelloids -- Students -- Zeugma -- Urchins -- St. John's wort -- Blackmail -- Pogo sticks and man with bicycle -- La plage. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Short stories, English > Scottish authors. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. Short stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Island Public Library | F McCA (Text) | 30947000611067 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
An anthology of fourteen stories by the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series imagines the rich lives and loves behind everyday people featured in pictures from the London Sunday Times photograph archives. - Baker & Taylor
An anthology of 14 stories by the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladiesâ Detective Agency series imagines the rich lives and loves behind everyday people featured in pictures from the London Sunday Times photograph archives. (story collections). Simultaneous. - Random House, Inc.
A delightful collection of stories and photographs from the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, imagining the lives and loves of everyday people in the twentieth century
Pictures capture moments in time, presenting the viewer with a window into another life. But a picture can go only so far. Who are the people in the image? What are their fears? What are their dreams?
The fourteen captivating tales in this collection are all inspired by photos from the Times of London archive. A young woman finds unexpected love while perusing Egyptian antiquities. A family is forever fractured when war comes to Penang, in colonial Malaysia. Iron Jelloid tablets help to reveal a young manâs inner strength. And twin sisters discover that itâs never too late to forge a new pathâeven when standing at the altar.
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There are big stories behind these simple images. Though at first glance they may appear to represent small moments, these photographs in fact speak volumes, uncovering possibilities of love, friendship, and happiness. With his indomitable charm, Alexander McCall Smith takes us behind the lens to explore the hidden lives of those photographed; in so doing, he reveals the humanity in us all.
