"Friends, Lovers, Chocolate" by Alexander McCall Smith 1st/1st HC/DJ 2005

Description: "Friends, Lovers, Chocolate" was written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Random House in New York in 2005. This is a hardcover first edition, first printing of this lively 261-page novel, the second in the Isabel Dalhousie mystery series by the author of the equally popular No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. The original price, as shown on the dustjacket front flap, was $21.95. Synopsis: “In this delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling new detective series, the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, gets caught up in an affair of the heart—this one a transplant. “When Isabel’s niece, Cat, asks Isabel to run her delicatessen while she attends a wedding in Italy, Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem. He recently had a heart transplant and is suddenly plagued with memories of events that never happened to him.“The situation appeals to Isabel as a philosophical question: Is the heart truly the seat of the soul? And it piques her insatiable curiosity: Could the memories be connected with the donor’s demise? Of course, Grace—Isabel’s no-nonsense housekeeper—and Isabel’s friend Jamie think it is none of Isabel’s business. “Meanwhile, Cat brings home an Italian lothario, who, in accordance with all that Isabel knows about Italian lotharios, shouldn’t be trusted . . . but, goodness, he is charming. That makes two mysteries of the heart to be solved—just the thing for Isabel Dalhousie.” From reviews of Smith's novels: “[McCall Smith writes] the best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming books to appear in years.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer “Utterly enchanting . . . It is impossible to come away from an Alexander McCall Smith mystery novel without a smile on the lips and warm fuzzies in the heart.”—Chicago Sun-Times “[McCall Smith’s] accomplished novels . . . [are] dependent on small gestures redolent with meaning and main characters blessed with pleasing personalities . . . Not so much conventional mysteries, [his] novels are gentle probes into the mysteries of human nature.”—NewsdayThe book is in fine, collectible condition, with no torn or bent pages, no scratches, stains or inscriptions, no remainder marks, no price-clipping, no bookplate, no ex-library, no book club edition, no flaws of any sort. It is as new.The dustjacket is in equally fine shape and is protected in a clear and removable archival cover.Please see the photos for a fuller description and author profile.BLK BOX 134PLEASE SEE THE OTHER TITLES NOW LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE: DISTANT VOYAGE BOOKSPAYPAL PREFERREDWill combine shipping.All items are well packed and are normally mailed within two days of payment being received.My 100% feedback rating is valuable to me. If you are satisfied with a transaction, please leave feedback and I will do the same.Questions welcome. Additional photographs on request.Note: Scrolling through my listings will locate books in these and many other categories:Animals; Art & Architecture; Biography; Children’s; Collecting & Collectibles; Entertainment, Film & Theater; Fiction; Food & Drink; Gardening; History; Military; Music; Natural History; Nautical; Photography; Science & Technology; Travel; Space; Sports; Transportation. New titles added almost daily.

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