The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean

Name: The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9781436145169

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Series: Harriet Bean #1

Narrator: Charlotte Parry

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/28/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith launches a humorous mystery series that's sure to please children and their parents. Nine-year-old Harriet Bean can't believe her ears. She has aunts-five of them! Why has her absent-minded father never mentioned them before? Armed with a faceless family portrait and musty old clues, Harriet begins the quest for her long-lost aunts. But are her detective skills sufficient to track down muscular Veronica, musical Harmonica, mysterious Majolica, and the mind-reading twins Japonica and Thessalonika?

About Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julianne

This is a cute book, but lacks the warmth and charm of the author's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series. It strikes me, however, that this would be a great read-aloud book! Harriet Bean was nine years old when suddenly one day she found out that she had five aunts! Her father had neglected to me......more

Goodreads review by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)

An okay read for the younger set, probably very good as an evening read-aloud. There's a strong flavour of the Longstocking books in this improbable tale of Harriet Bean's search for her father's five sisters who were all separated in their youth and farmed out to relatives. No mention of what happe......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia

Read this weekend with niece K and it was a big hit.......more