The World According to Bertie

Name: The World According to Bertie
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9781436185011

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Series: 44 Scotland Street #4

Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Unabridged: 14 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/12/2008

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Family Life, Urban

Synopsis

The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and revolves around the many colorful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness-the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith-clever, witty and entertaining- and beautifully illustrated. A chance encounter with Armistead Maupin in San Francisco inspired Alexander McCall Smith to write this series of novels based around the fictional No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town.

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 Judith on June 21, 2021

Who needs real friends anyway? I just met up with my old friends in Edinburgh, Scotland and didn’t have to get off the couch. The messy, humorous, everyday lives of these ordinary people are exposed with a running commentary about the city life and history of Edinburgh. When Angus embarks on his nex......more

Goodreads review by Ken on September 21, 2013

This is the 4th in this series by Alexander McCall Smith, and it continues the sagas of a variety of characters in modern Edinburg, Scotland. To say that Smith has a keen insight to human frailties and comedic lapses is to put it mildly. He actually gets you to understand how so many things that we......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on January 24, 2023

Book on CD performed by Robert Ian MacKenzie 3*** Book four in the 44 Scotland Street series continues the varied stories of the current (or former) residents of the apartment complex. Bertie has questions about his new baby brother, Ulysses. Angus is frantic after his beloved Cyril is “incarcerated......more

Goodreads review by BJ Rose on July 27, 2010

I like the precocious six-year-old Bertie, and was looking forward to having much of this book be about Bertie. In spite of the title, it was not to be. It was an entertaining book, but I wanted Bertie (little tantrum here!)......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on August 04, 2009

The world according to 6 year old Bertie is one of the most entertaining aspects of the 44 Scotland Street series providing plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. There are thoughtful moments also. I am including this excerpt because I wonder about McCall Smith's view of God. His characters seem to have......more