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|title=Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers

|author=Alexander McCall Smith

|publisher=Polygon

|date=August 2013

|website=http://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/

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|summary=Warm, deftly written and wonderfully entertaining. Grab your glass of wine, run a bath, and sit back and enjoy!

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It pained me in the [[Sunshine on Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith|previous Scotland Street novel]] that I had to knock off half a star from my review. You'll be pleased to hear, therefore, that we're back up to a full five stars with the newest AMS novel squeezing its way onto my bulging bookshelves. As the title suggests, there is plenty of Bertie in this book which is endlessly pleasing to me since he is my favourite by far. I'm certain that if you're reading this review you already have some prior experience of McCall Smith's writing, and so hopefully you'll know that you really should begin at the beginning of each of his series of novels to get the full, beautiful experience of his writing. I shall continue this assuming that you all know the names of all the characters I'm talking about already!