A Promise of Ankles (vuoden 2020 painos)

Absolutely wonderful! This is a book to treasure on a quiet evening cuddled up with your loved ones by the fire with a hot drink and freshly baked cookies. I really enjoyed reading about the continuing adventures of Bertie and Ranald and the interfering Olive, the saga of Stuart and Irene's marriage and his new love interest Katie, Matthew and Elspeth and their triplets, Big Lou and her coffee bar, and the intellectual musings of Dominica, Angus and Cyril, who loves the taste of ankles! Alexander McCall Smith has such a way with words it feels like you are just absorbing a lovely and heartwarming story, but I also learned lots of new things and words along the way: havering, circumlocution and akrasia, putting cayenne pepper in cheese scones, some interesting history about Neanderthals, and so many lovely things about Scottish culture!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. ( )

This one seems a little too wordy. I'm glad to see Irene out of the picture. ( )