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The Dog Who Came in from the Cold: A Corduroy Mansions Novel
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LENGTH9 hrs and 57 mins
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RELEASE DATE07-05-11
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
New York Times best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith brings his peerless wit to this second entry featuring a motley collection of residents in London’s Pimlico neighborhood.
Literary agent Barbara Ragg has agreed to represent a man writing a book about his experiences hanging out with the Abominable Snowman. Terence Moongrove’s residence has become the target of New Age cosmologists. And pint-sized terrier Freddie de la Hay is being recruited by MI6 to infiltrate a Russian spy ring.
Also listen to the first book, Corduroy Mansions.
©2010 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
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What Members Say
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"Comfort food"
Corduroy Mansions is a fun, rewarding story--humorous, but not laugh-out-loud funny. It's comfort food in literary form. We look forward to every book in every one of his Alexander McCall Smith's series, but this series, his newest, is one of our favorites. Set in an apartment house in London, it's a contemporary soap opera with a low level of angst and a high level of pleasant personal intrigue. Life feels kinder and gentler for the hours spent with Corduroy Mansions. Could listen to Simon Prebble all day--soothing and skillful reader.
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Mr. Pip Chicago, Illinois, United States 01-30-12 Member Since 2011
A writer.
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"How Does He Do It?"
Would you listen to The Dog Who Came in from the Cold again? Why?Yes. Wonderful characters and lots of fun to listen to.
What did you like best about this story?The eccentric characters that McCall Smith creates.
Which scene was your favorite?All of the scenes with Berthea and her brother, Terrance.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?Tinker, Tailor, Sailor...Dog.
Any additional comments?Alexander McCall Smith is such a prolific writer that it might be feared that some of his series would suffer. No worries! The wonderfully eccentric characters and delightful details of their quirky lives remain alive and well in all of his many books!
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"If you liked the last one you'll like this one"
What did you love best about The Dog Who Came in from the Cold?Picked up right where the other book left off without too much repetition about what happened in the last adventure.
What does Simon Prebble bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?His fabulous accent!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?No, its easy light listening that I enjoy but don't feel compelled to stay up all night to read.
Any additional comments?If you like the different Alexander McCall Smith series you will like this one too. I keep expecting them to run into Bertie.
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"A great romp. Thoroughly enjoyable."
What did you love best about The Dog Who Came in from the Cold?I enjoyed the dog.
What did you like best about this story?Again, I loved the dog.
What does Simon Prebble bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?Nothing.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?How the dog won everyone over.
Any additional comments?I would like to have seen the dog have a more active role.
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"This series is McCall Smith's best to date."
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?Yes. It's a gentle story, yet keeps one's interest.
What did you like best about this story?How William's neighbor finally found Freddie de la Hay.
Which character – as performed by Simon Prebble – was your favorite?William. He's a good person.
Who was the most memorable character of The Dog Who Came in from the Cold and why?Freddie, because the author does a dog's point of view very well.
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Lynn tarpon springs, FL, United States 01-13-13 Member Since 2010
Writer, painter and unabashed romantic with passion for history and mystery.
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"Doggone Wonderful"
Funny, touching, exciting even. A not so shaggy dog satire (albeit a fond satire) of the British spy genre. Superb narration by Simon Prebble whose voice conveys just the right humorous note when called for. Prebble is a master with accents as well, a much needed skill to carry off this brilliantly written work.
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