I enjoyed The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith. This story is from his 44 Scotland Street series and has a large cast of characters. Everyone's favourite character is Bertie, who is currently aged six (and has been that age for a long time) and aspires to being seven. Poor Bertie has a "helicopter" mother, Irene, who subjects Bertie to Italian lessons, yoga and psychotherapy. Bertie has a baby brother, Ulysses, who looks suspiciously like Bertie's previous psychotherapist. There are other characters whose lives the reader follows with interest such as Matthew and his bride Elspeth who discover they are expecting. Domenica and Angus (with his dog Cyril) go off to Italy for a holiday with another "friend" Antonia. The writing is clever and witty and certainly can't be taken too seriously. It is fun to read about these "over the top" characters. 31/2/5Friday, January 17, 2014
The Importance of Being Seven
I enjoyed The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith. This story is from his 44 Scotland Street series and has a large cast of characters. Everyone's favourite character is Bertie, who is currently aged six (and has been that age for a long time) and aspires to being seven. Poor Bertie has a "helicopter" mother, Irene, who subjects Bertie to Italian lessons, yoga and psychotherapy. Bertie has a baby brother, Ulysses, who looks suspiciously like Bertie's previous psychotherapist. There are other characters whose lives the reader follows with interest such as Matthew and his bride Elspeth who discover they are expecting. Domenica and Angus (with his dog Cyril) go off to Italy for a holiday with another "friend" Antonia. The writing is clever and witty and certainly can't be taken too seriously. It is fun to read about these "over the top" characters. 31/2/5
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