Monday, April 10, 2023

The Enigma of Garlic

The enigma of garlic by Alexander McCall Smith is the sixteenth installment in the 44 Scotland Street series.  Reading these books is like catching up again with old friends to discover what has happened in their lives since our last meeting.

The big news is that cafe owner Big Lou has married Fat Bob but is he being unfaithful to her? Her friends are determined to discover the answer. Then Bruce's personality has changed since being hit by lightning when walking down the street. He has decided to enter a monastery. But will this be a permanent change? Irene has announced that she is moving back to Edinburgh for two months. How will this affect Stuart, Bertie and Stuart 's mother, Nicola? Irene has also decided that Bertie will go to a camp during the holidays. Unfortunately Olive and Pansy are going to the same camp. Nicola has set up an online profile on a dating site for her son. What could go wrong?

These are  just some of the senarios revealed in The enigma of garlic as the reader observes the lives of Angus and Domenica, Matthew and Elspeth, Antonio and Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori di Montana, Stuart and Bertie, Big Lou and all the other friends as they explore and discuss philosophical issues and life's important and not so important issues.

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