Summary
"As the new manager of The Perfect Passion Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in New Town, Katie Donald has made it her mission to provide help to the lovelorn citizens of Edinburgh. With the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbor William Kidd, she finds herself making matches for the lonely hea... Full description
Summary: |
"As the new manager of The Perfect Passion Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in New Town, Katie Donald has made it her mission to provide help to the lovelorn citizens of Edinburgh. With the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbor William Kidd, she finds herself making matches for the lonely hearts of Edinburgh who want a more personal touch. In this tale, Katie helps an airline pilot figure out what it is he really wants in a partner by sending him to cooking school. Another customer, a hotelier with a particularly overbearing mother, arrives looking for a bit of freedom - and space. Along the way, Katie learns that the work of the Perfect Passion Company may be a little broader in its scope than she had originally thought"-- |
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Item Description: |
"Cook for Me originally published as a Vintage eShort by Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2023. Copyright © 2023 by Alexander McCall Smith. A Laborer in the Vineyard of Love originally published as a Vintage eShort by Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2023. Copyright © 2023 by Alexander McCall Smith"--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: |
ix, 385 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN: |
9780593688328 0593688325 |
Author Notes: |
He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography) |