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4 out of 5 stars
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Mrs Bridget Bateson
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06-04-18
44 Scotland Street was well read
Disappointing finish to this story. It seemed to end abruptly mid tale. Is there another part to this story? Well read thank you
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dee Murray
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16-06-17
Beautiful narration
I thoroughly enjoyed this book not least because of the narrator. She captures the Edinburgh accents perfectly (to my Glaswegian ears at least). As Domenica she sounds like a neighbour who is from Edinburgh. The book is about a close in Edinburgh and the people who live there. Some you will love, some you will like well enough and one, maybe two, you will not like at all. Poor Bertie. I don't usually listen to abridged books but didn't feel anything lacking. I had a look to see if Blythe Duff had recorded anything else but, sadly, there's nothing in the Audible library. I hope she does more soon. I recommend this book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eleanor
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02-05-11
Charming and wittily observed novel.
Charming and wittily observed novel....revealing of human nature and Edinburgh itself. Must now read all the series. Blythe Duff read superbly - nothing against David Rintoul, but I do wish Duff had read them all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Donn Edwards
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22-11-09
Charming, entertaining, a great listen
I was given the second book, "Espresso Tales" on CD, and enjoyed the first CD enough to want to listen to the entire series.
Blythe Duff does a wonderful job of bringing these interesting characters to life, and their individual stories and incidents make for a wonderful tapestry of life. They do not seem to be contrived or artificial, which makes the book both plausible and entertaining.
I can see myself listening to the entire series. The setting is very different to Mma Ramotswe in Botswana, but the storytelling and attention to character detail is just as good as the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful