The Quiet Side of Passion

The next novel from perentially bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith featuring his Scottiush sleuth, Isabel Dalhousie, as she grapples with complex matters of the heart and juggles her responsibilities to friends, family, and the philosophical community.

With two small boys to raise, a mountain of articles to edit for the Review of Applied Ethics, and the ever-increasing demands of her niece, Cat, who always seems to need a helping hand at the deli, Isabel barely has any time for herself. Her husband, Jamie, suggests acquiring extra help, and she reluctantly agrees. In no time at all, Isabel and Jamie have a new au pair, and Isabel has an intelligent assistant editor to share her workload. Both women, though, have romantic entanglements… Keep Reading