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The Careful Use Of Compliments

* The fourth novel in the hugely popular Sunday Philosophy Club series.

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  • "* The fourth novel in the hugely popular Sunday Philosophy Club series."@en
  • "Isabel is now a mother but that hasn't diminished her inclination to snoop. And she finds a new puzzle to solve when she attends an art auction. Either a painting for sale is a forgery or a supposedly dead artist is still alive."@en
  • "Philosopher and amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is about to find her Edinburgh home life profoundly altered by the birth of her baby. Cat, Isabel's niece, has her reasons for not feeling warmly disposed towards the new arrival."@en
  • "Isabel Dalhousie now has a newborn son and has been released as editor of the Review of applied ethics. While attend an art auction she find two paintings from a now deceased artist and investigates to see if they are forgeries."
  • "Isabel Dalhousie attends an art auction and finds a painting attributed to a now-deceased artist that features a person whom the artist could only have encountered after his supposed death, meaning that either the artwork is a forgery or the artist couldstill be alive."
  • "ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 4 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small. In the fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhousie, who is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world. Isabel Dalhousie'the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet'now has a son, Charlie, whose doting father Jamie has an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel: marriage. But Isabel wonders if Jamie is too young to be serious' And how would Cat respond' On top of these matters, the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabel's position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. However, nothing it seems can diminish Isabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market, she can't help but think that they're forgeries. So Isabel begins an investigation and soon finds herself diverted from her musings about parenthood and onto a path of inquiry into the soul of an artist. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "Isabel is now a mother, Jamie proposes marriage and Isabel has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. But when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistible puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics."
  • "Isabel is now a mother, Jamie proposes marriage and Isabel has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. But when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistible puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics."@en
  • "Isabel Dalhousie now has a newborn son and has been released as editor of the Review of applied ethics. While attending an art auction she finds two paintings from a now deceased artist and investigates to see if they are forgeries."@en
  • "In addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminshes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistable puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation ... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist."
  • "In addition to being the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlie, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminishes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistible puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation ... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist."
  • "Late motherhood is not Isabel Dalhousie's only challenge. As she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. Then her professional existence comes under attack."
  • "Filosofe Isabel Dalhousie raakt betrokken in een mysterie binnen de kunstwereld als in een veiling twee schilderijen opduiken waaraan nogal wat merkwaardigheden vallen op te merken."
  • "Now in B format. The fourth novel in the hugely popular Sunday Philosophy Club series. For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel's professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the machiavellian and suspiciously handsome Professor Dove. A master storyteller whether debating ethics in Edinburgh or pursuing lady detectives in Africa, here Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine."
  • "Isabel Dalhousie experiences motherhood, a marriage proposal, and changes in her work as an editor, as well as becoming involved in a curious situation involving two paintings by a now-deceased artist. This is the fourth book in the series."@en
  • "Isabel, la philosophe qui dirige la Revue d'éthique appliquée, avance à tâtons, entre la naissance du petit Charlie, son amour pour Jamie, le père, de 14 ans son cadet, sa nièce Cat, qui refuse cette situation, sa gouvernante Grace, qui conteste son autorité sur son propre fils, et le professeur Dove, qui menace sa revue. A cela s'ajoute la disparition d'un peintre à laquelle elle est mêlée."
  • "In addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminshes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistible puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation ... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist."
  • "In addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminshes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistible puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation ... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist."@en
  • "ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 4Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective.? Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction?s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life?s questions, large and small.In the fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhousie, who is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world.Isabel Dalhousie?the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet?now has a son, Charlie, whose doting father Jamie has an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel: marriage. But Isabel wonders if Jamie is too young to be serious? And how would Cat respond? On top of these matters, the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabel's position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. However, nothing it seems can diminish Isabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market, she can't help but think that they're forgeries. So Isabel begins an investigation and soon finds herself diverted from her musings about parenthood and onto a path of inquiry into the soul of an artist.From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Crime"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"@en
  • "Crime & mystery"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
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  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Women editors"

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  • "The Careful Use Of Compliments"@en
  • "The careful use of compliments : an Isabel Dalhousie novel"@en
  • "Le bon usage des compliments"
  • "Le bon usage des compliments : roman"
  • "Štedljivo s komplimentima"
  • "L'uso sapiente delle buone maniere"
  • "L'uso sapiente delle buone maniere"@it
  • "The Careful Use of Compliments"
  • "The Careful Use of Compliments"@en
  • "The careful use of compliments: lp"@en
  • "Bud'te ostorozhneĭ s komplimentami"
  • "The careful use of compliments : An Isabel Dalhousie novel"
  • "The careful use of compliments"
  • "The careful use of compliments"@en
  • "The carefull use of compliments"
  • "The Careful Use of Compliments An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (4)"@en
  • "L'uso sapiente delle buone maniere : [romanzo]"

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