Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith
Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith
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Tiny Tales
Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Brian Nishii, Jamie Jackson, Robert Ian Mackenzie

Unabridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/04/2021

Synopsis

It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages; anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight.

In Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith explores romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness in thirty short stories. Here we meet the first Australian pope, who hopes to finally find some peace and quiet back home in Perth; a psychotherapist turned motorcycle racetrack manager; and an aspiring opera singer who gets her unlikely break onstage. And, of course, we spend time in McCall Smith’s beloved Scotland, where we are introduced to progressive Vikings, a group of housemates with complex romantic entanglements, and a couple of globe-trotting dentists.

These tales depict the full scope of human experience and reveal the rich tapestry of life—painted in miniature.

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 Zulfiya on June 11, 2021

I have not read a collection of short stores in a HOTTTTTTTT minute that translates into years of not reading short story collections. The last one I read was The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, and it was in 2015. So it was a forgotten new territory for me, and I was surprised how easy it was. Sometimes in t......more

Goodreads review by Ronald on October 05, 2021

I loved the variety of stories here. Some were actually really moving, some were laugh out loud humourous, and others were a bit silly. In other words, a good encapsulation of how life in general can be. Without ever being too preachy, AMcS gives us lots to think about here, in delicious, bite-sized......more

Goodreads review by Kristi Lamont on July 08, 2021

Sometimes I think Alexander McCall Smith is the Shakespeare for our age. (Which would actually make him Christopher Marlowe and a vampire, but let's save that particular little theory for another time, shall we?) The sheer quantity alone of the man's fictional creations boggles the mind; factor in th......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on October 29, 2024

Subtitle: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness and Happiness This is a lovely collection of short stories and cartoons on a wide range of subjects, set in a variety of locations. Some focus on romance, involving meet-cute scenarios, or long-term relationships. Others focus on career and ambition (o......more

Goodreads review by Erin on May 24, 2021

From the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency comes a collection of short tales that will delight readers with their wit, absurdity, and delight. From a pope wanting to visit his native country of Australia to a woman looking to meet people skydiving to four dentists going on vac......more

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