The residents of 44 Scotland Street grapple with problems both trivial and severe, but none so great as when six-year-old Bertie Pollock--who longs to be seven--mislays his mum and learns a valuable lesson about wish fulfillment.
Humorous fiction
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Author:McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary: - Author:Scarsbrook, RichardSummary:
Can anyone be a hero in an age where the lines are so blurred? Sexy, racy, hilarious, and even moving, The Indifference League is a story of what happens when the starry-eyed optimism of the Greatest Generation crashes into the...
- Author:Whitehead, ColsonSummary:
Lila Mae Watson -- the first black female inspector in the world's tallest city -- has the highest performance rating of anyone in the Department of Elevator Services. This upsets her superiors because she inspects them simply by the...
- Author:Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)Summary:
The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters...
- Author:Quinn, KarenSummary:
Ivy Ames, fortysomething mother of two, loses her high-flying job (to downsizing) and her husband (to their neighbor) in the same day. To pay for her daughter's private schooling, she starts a new business helping wealthy Manhattanites...
- Author:Woodifield, FionaSummary:
Sophie Johnson is young, intelligent and attractive. So, when she lands the dream position of Sales Executive at a leading fashion magazine, it appears she has it all. But in reality, she hates her job, is sick of her controlling...
- Author:McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
Mma "Precious" Ramotswe's comfortable existence as the only detective in Botswana is rattled when a certain Mr. Buthelezi opens the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency. Mr. Buthelezi's brochure advises, "Don't take any chances!...
- Author:Louis, Lia.Summary:
A Goodreads Most Anticipated Romance A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love from the "must-buy author" (Jodi Picoult) of Eight Perfect Hours. Sparkly and charming...
- Author:Moriarty, LianeSummary:
Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one who got away. He was the perfect boyfriend, but on the day he was going to propose, she broke his heart. A year later he married his travel agent, while Sophie has been...
- Author:Sampson, FreyaSummary:
A Library Reads PickJune Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely...
- Author:McConvey, J.R.Summary:
Part dark satire, part surreal Gothic folktale, The Last Ham is a story about populist politics run amok in the age of illusion. Weeks before Easter in the sleepy town of Bedford, a macabre death coincides with the arrival of a stranger...
- Author:Meades, ChristopherSummary:
A poignant and surreal fable about the nature of good and evil filled with a dazzling cast of characters … and millions of hiccups
A darkly funny, tragic, and ultimately heroic novel set in 1930s Russia, The Last...
- Author:Brallier, Max.Summary:
A Netflix Original series! The highly-anticipated seventh book in the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and USA Today bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print! "Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even...
- Author:Grey, EmmaSummary:
A December Indie Next Pick A Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book. You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years...
- Author:Lutz, LisaSummary:
Izzy Spellman's hostile takeover of her family's firm, Spellman Investigations, isn't going as planned. Her parents are on strike, her sister Rae is acting suspicious, and the bills are piling up fast. So when Izzy is...
- Author:Courtois, GregoireSummary:
Winnie-the-Pooh meets The Blair Witch Project in this very grown-up tale of a camping trip gone horribly awry. Twelve six-year-olds and their three adult chaperones head into the woods on a camping trip. None of them make it out alive....
- Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary:
As Larry, a Native American, grows up in the small town of Fort Simmer, he lives according to his own rules and becomes involved in several activities that could cause danger to his future. When Johnny Beck moves to town, however, the...
- Author:Pratchett, TerrySummary:
'What shall we do?' said Twoflower. 'Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival. As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the...
- Author:Elkin, StanleySummary:
A funny novel about life and death, heaven and hell.
- Author:ISLER, AlanSummary:
Cyril Entwistle, is a Yorkshireman, womaniser, egoist, world-class liar, and of late, controversial BBC talking head on almost any topic. He has chosen Stan Kops to write his biography.
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