Ebook {Epub PDF} Emma by Alexander McCall Smith

 · Emma even finds herself questioning her sexuality. In less capable hands, it could all seem clunky and crass. Instead, McCall Smith has written a delightfully droll, thoughtful novel that reflects on money’s enduring role in relationships as well as on the nature of this meddlesome heroine’s long-lived appeal. 0.  · ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irre. Alexander McCall Smith's stand-alone books, fiction and non-fiction alike, feature a wide-ranging vision always full of wit and charm, creating a world in which complex characters can safely explore new situations. These books capture the joy of a moment, the inspirations of travel, the significance of chance encounters, and many other delights.

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irre. The third of these, Alexander McCall Smith's contemporary "Emma," riffs on Austen's description of the heroine's matrimonial designs by turning her into a budding interior decorator. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

Ever alive to the social comedy of village life, Alexander McCall Smith’s Emma is a true modern delight. Carriages have been replaced by Mini Coopers and cups of tea by cappuccinos, but Alexander McCall Smith’s sparkling satire and cozy sensibility are the perfect match for Jane Austen’s beloved tale. Reviews. McCall Smith’s Emma is a vicious snob, someone who manages to insert references to her monied lifestyle and her complete independence from the confines of others’ mundane lives with every breath. Miss Taylor, the lovely, maternal governess, has been rewritten as a dimensionless, Scottish prop, full of “appropriate comments” and yet seemingly unnecessary to the plot. The Observer Alexander McCall Smith Emma by Alexander McCall Smith review – exhausting and implausible McCall Smith fails to redraw Austen’s matchmaking heroine for the modern world in this.