The unbearable lightness of scones /
Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrations by Iain McIntosh.
- London : Abacus, 2009.
- 328 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- The 44 Scotland Street series .
Originally published: Edinburgh: Polygon, 2008.
To the casual observer, the city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster.