The Careful Use of Compliments
Isabel Dalhousie · Book 4Description
Philosopher and occasional sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is adjusting to life as the mother of a baby boy when an intriguing mystery draws her back into Edinburgh’s intellectual and artistic circles. As she investigates, Isabel must navigate questions of loyalty, ambition, deception, and the often-blurred boundary between admiration and manipulation. With its wry observations, gentle humor, and thoughtful reflections on ethics, art, and human behavior, the novel offers another quietly absorbing installment in this acclaimed series.
Available Editions
paperback
Windsor
Published Jan 1, 2007
259 pages
ISBN: 9781405619486
#1The Sunday Philosophy Club
#2Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
The Right Attitude to Rain
#4The Careful Use of Compliments
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday
#6The Lost Art of Gratitude
The Charming Quirks of Others
#8The Forgotten Affairs of Youth
#9The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds
The Novel Habits of Happiness
A Distant View of Everything
The Quiet Side of Passion
The Geometry of Holding Hands
Sweet Remnants of Summer
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First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Careful Use of Compliments by Alexander McCall Smith.