Corduroy mansions
by Alexander McCall Smith
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Following on from the huge success of the 'Scotland Street' series, Alexander McCall Smith 'moved house' to London's Pimlico and into his brand new daily novel, 'Corduroy Mansions'. The building itself - described in a guide to the architecture of the area as 'a building of no interest whatsoever' - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - nobody is very sure. In fact, nothing of its history is known, although it does have some nice Arts and Craft features. At the moment it is inhabited by an assortment of characters - including amongst others a literary agent, a wine merchant, one accountant, possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat MP and his long-suffering PA, and a small dog in his prime. At least one character is on a voyage of self-discovery, which has taken him to Cheltenham so far. Although Corduroy Mansions is a nickname, it is now recognized by the Post Office.
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Fiction, Manners and customs, City and town life, Mansions, Neighborhoods, Neighbors, Terriers, Father-son relationship, Mothers and sons, Vintners, Fathers and sons, English Humorous stories, Domestic fiction, Humorous fiction, Wine connoiseur, art, Neighborhood, Fiction, humorous, general, London (england), fiction, Fiction, humorous, Pimlico (London, England) Social life and customs Fiction, Social life and customs, Large type books, Apartment housesPlaces
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Corduroy Mansions
2011, Vintage Canada
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- Vintage Canada ed., 2011.
030739834X 9780307398345
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From the daily novel originally published online by Telegraph.co.uk.
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This delightful tale is about residents of Corduroy Mansions, an apartment complex in Pimlico, in the London area. There is William, a middle aged wine merchant, who seems to have a problem "evicting" his adult son, Eddie, from his flat. William finally gets a dog, a Pimlico terrier, called Freddie de la Hay. Eddie hates dogs. A dog with a last name, how odd, thought William, but there you are. This is London. Then there is Dee who strongly believes in colonic irrigation and promotes it wherever she can. Jenny, who lives in the flat above William, works for Oedipus Snark, an obnoxious MP who lives in the neighborhood. We also have Marcia who would like her friendship with William to go further. Check out these and other tenants of the very rustic and homely Corduroy Mansions
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