La's Orchestra Saves the World

Zusatztext ** 'Beautifully precise and psychologically acute Informationen zum Autor Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street . His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024. Klappentext With a failed marriage behind her, La - short for Lavender - moves to the Suffolk countryside on the eve of the Second World War to nurse her broken heart. Lonely and at a loss, a friend encourages her to bring the villagers and the men from the local airbase together by forming an amateur orchestra. One of her musician recruits is Feliks, a handsome and enigmatic Polish refugee. A friendship begins to blossom between the two, and La finds her feelings stirring to life again. The new stand-alone novel from bestseller Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. ** 'The evocation of war-torn England, with its palpable mood of defiance, determination and survival, is beautifully caught' SCOTSMAN Zusammenfassung ** 'The evocation of war-torn England, with its palpable mood of defiance, determination and survival, is beautifully caught' SCOTSMAN

Product details

• Authors: Alexander McCall Smith, McCall Smith Alexander, Alexander McCall Smith
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.07.2009
• EAN: 9780349122052
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12205-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 131 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Abacus Paperbacks; ABACUS; Abacus Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Schottische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Romance / General, Historical romance, FICTION / Romance / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Romance / Military