The Novel Habits of Happiness: 10 (Isabel Dalhousie, 10) - Tapa blanda

Praise for Alexander McCall Smith's Isabel Dalhousie series

"Remarkable. . . . [Isabel] is such good company, it's hard to believe she's fictional." --Newsweek

"Edinburgh's favorite philosopher/sleuth is back. . . . Isabel's musings on duty and parenthood linger." --People

"Charming. . . . No writer makes the philosophical life as inviting and cozy as McCall Smith does." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A novel about love--love of life, love of home and homeland, love of partner and family, love of fellow humans. . . . A stimulating thinking-person's read." --New York Journal of Books

"Isabel's search for truth follows a route that offers tantalizing glimpses of Edinburgh's complex character and a nice, long look into the beautiful mind of a thinking woman." --The New York Times Book Review

"Habit-forming. . . . Leaves plenty of time for pondering moral conundrums, the drinking of steaming cups of hot brew (coffee, in this case) and . . . gentle probing into the human condition." --The Oregonian

"Philosophical inquiries are spontaneous and ongoing, stitched into everyday life and conversation. . . . Genial [and] wise. . . . Glows like a rare jewel." --Entertainment Weekly

"[Isabel] is by turns fearless, vulnerable, headstrong, and insecure, but always delightful." --Chicago Tribune

"Delicious mental comfort food." --Los Angeles Times

"A world where humor is gentle, suffering is acknowledged but not foregrounded, and efforts to do good are usually rewarded. It's a wonderful place to visit, even if we don't get to live there." --The Washington Post