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001 2007015073
003 DLC
005 20080312081416.0
008 070409s2007 nyu 000 f eng
010 $a 2007015073
020 $a9780375423017 (hbk.)
020 $a037542301X (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn122974461
035 $a(OCoLC)122974461
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBKX$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dLCS$dYDXCP$dYDX$dJQF$dWAU$dDLC
050 00 $aPR6063.C326$bC37 2007
082 00 $a823/.914$a[Fic]$222
100 1 $aMcCall Smith, Alexander,$d1948-
245 14 $aThe careful use of compliments /$cAlexander McCall Smith.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$cc2007.
300 $a247 p. ;$c22 cm.
490 1 $aIsabel Dalhousie series
520 $aIn addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and doting father Jamie presents her with an intriguing proposal: marriage. In the midst of all this, she receives a disturbing letter announcing that she has been ousted as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics by the ambitious Professor Dove. None of these things, however, in any way diminshes Isabel's curiosity. And when she attends an art auction, she finds an irresistable puzzle: two paintings attributed to a now-deceased artist appear on the market at the same time, and both of them exhibit some unusual characteristics. Are these paintings forgeries? This proves to be sufficient fodder for Isabel's inquisitiveness. So she begins an investigation... and soon finds herself diverging from her philosophical musings about fatherhood onto a path that leads her into the mysteries of the art world and the soul of an artist.
650 0 $aWomen editors$vFiction.
650 0 $aArt dealers$vFiction.
650 0 $aArt$xForgeries$vFiction.
655 7 $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
800 1 $aMcCall Smith, Alexander,$d1948-$tIsabel Dalhousie series.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007015073-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007015073-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007015073-s.html