Chance developments : stories
While gathering material for a photography book about Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith found himself inspired to create stories about the people captured in a number of particularly striking photos. A smiling girl leading a younger girl astride a pony, and a boy in a kilt on a tricycle beside them, gives rise to a story of a lifelong romance between the two riders. A dapper, roguish-looking man perching on a lady's knee sparks the story of a ventriloquist and an animal handler who work in a circus, and who, under the most delightfully unexpected circumstances, fall in love. The image of a woman haloed by light in a train station becomes the lighthearted tale of a nun's decision to leave the sisterhood and discover what the big city has to offer. Charming and poignant, this collection is brimming with the flourishes of grace and humor that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith.
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- ISBN: 9781501924934
- Physical Description 5 audio discs (5 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2016]
- Copyright ℗2016
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General Note: | Title from container. Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). GMD: compact disc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Jamie Jackson, John Keating, Robert Ian Mackenzie, Davina Porter, and Graham Rowat. |
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Chance Developments : Unexpected Love Stories
It is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white photography and imagines the stories behind them.Who were those people, what were their stories, why are they smiling, what made them sad?What emerges are surprising and poignant tales of love and friendship in a variety of settings - an estate in the Highlands of Scotland, a travelling circus in Canada, an Australian gold-mining town, a village in Ireland, and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.Some will find joy and fulfilment - others would prefer happier endings. Each of them, though, will find love, and that is ultimately what matters.