The residents andneighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vividlife in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels,featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy—just ask hismother.Welcome to 44 Scotland Street, home to some ofEdinburgh's most colorful characters. There's Pat, a twenty-year-old whohas recently moved into a flat with Bruce, an athletic young man with akeen awareness of his own appearance. Their neighbor, Domenica, is aneccentric and insightful widow. In the flat below are Irene and herappealing son Bertie, who is the victim of his mother’s desire for himto learn the saxophone and italian–all at the tender age of five.Lovetriangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounterwith a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredientsthat add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society,which was first published as a serial inThe Scotsmannewspaper.