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While Angus Lordie may get in trouble for letting his dog drink in the local bar, six-year-old Bertie dreams about turning eighteen, when he will be able to avoid the indignity of unwanted girl attendees and the looming threat of a gender-neutral doll from his mother Irene.651
About the Author
Alexander McCall Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is now Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He has written more than fifty books, including a number of specialist titles, but is best known for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has achieved bestseller status on four continents. In 2004 he was awarded British Book Awards Author of the Year and Booksellers Association Author of the Year. He lives in Scotland, where in his spare time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra) .
