The Perils of Morning Coffee An Isabel Dalhousie story Isabel Dalhousie Novels edition by Alexander McCall Smith Literature Fiction eBooks
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Summer in Edinburgh is a season of delicate sunshine and showers, picnics with loved ones in blossoming gardens and genteel celebrations of art and music. But Isabel Dalhousie's peaceful idyll is broken when a single meeting over coffee with fellow philosopher Dr George McLeod brings an irate phone call from his wife, Roz, who implacably accuses Isabel of conducting an affair with her husband.
Wounded by the injustice of Roz's wild allegation and concerned both for her standing among the gossipy group of her scholarly peers and for Roz's apparent state of hysteria, Isabel is minded to discover more about the McLeods and set the record straight before the bitterness in their marriage poisons her reputation. She turns to Millie, an old acquaintance and a university colleague of George's, for insight. Once again, in this engaging, intelligently observed novella, Alexander McCall Smith's sharp-eyed heroine Isabel is reminded to avoid jumping to hasty conclusions about the lives of others, and to value friendship wherever it's found.
The Perils of Morning Coffee An Isabel Dalhousie story Isabel Dalhousie Novels edition by Alexander McCall Smith Literature Fiction eBooks
In this Alexander McCall Smith story you can't help but be bemused by descriptions such as "The people who lived in it (Ramsey Garden, a picturesque section of old Edinburgh) had the most breathtaking view out over the Firth of Fourth, over to Fife. It was like being in an airship -or what I imagine it must be like to be in an airship."I guess I'd describe that as quaint, even droll and surprising in that those words are coming from the mouth of a most contemporary woman, Isabel Dalhousie of Edinburgh who sends text messages to her live-in lover Jamie and has a successful career as editor of the respected journal "The Review of Applied Ethics." Surprising because the worldview in this story and the eight books in the Isabel Dalhousie series are anything but contemporary in their tone or delivery. As charming as these stories are, hip they are not.
Isabel is also a sleuth, a Miss Jane Marple for today, who applies principles of philosophy and doses of clear logic to get to the bottom of things. In this story, Isabel mistakenly receives an email from Dr. George MacLeod, a philosophy professor at university, inviting her to morning coffee at the Elephant House.
That rendezvous sets off a series of events that puts Isabel in the uncomfortable position of being accused of being the married Dr. MacLeod's illicit lover. Those readers acquainted with our heroine know only to well that she will go to any length to determine the truth and clear her name.
But even Isabel must learn that the rigorous application of flawless logic doesn't always lead to the correct conclusion. Sometimes even with the best of intentions and attention to facts, misunderstandings in the words of a friend are "entirely understandable."
This McCall Smith short is the perfect initiation into the world of Isabel Dalhousie. If you're already a fan, the story is a perfect morsel to enjoy with tea while waiting for the arrival of number nine in the series about the estimable philosopher and her intrepid adventures in crime.
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The Perils of Morning Coffee An Isabel Dalhousie story Isabel Dalhousie Novels edition by Alexander McCall Smith Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I always enjoy this authors writing. I did, however, make the mistake of reading this one out of sequence with the ongoing Dalhousie stories and so was somewhat confused by a few of the relationships mentioned in the book.
In this one, as per her usual, Isabel is musing on the nature of relationships, who is doing what with whom, who is talking about it honestly and who is not. She gets to the bottom of her puzzle eventually; and I realize I need to check the book order for this series and get back on track.
There is a certain atmosphere about the Dalhousie novels - no real crisis - just realizations. This author is an excellent describer of personalities and observer of human behavior. I always find him to be spot on, and always in a gentle way.
This is the first of the Isabel Dalhousie stories or novels that I've read, and I wondered after I'd read it where I've been. This short story by Alexander McCall Smith that takes place in Scotland, "The Perils of Morning Coffee" turned out to be an excellent piece of writing, and the character of Isabel Dalhousie is humorous and very likeable. Isabel is a philosopher and works for the journal "Review of Applied Ethics" as its editor. I found Isabel's conversations with other characters to be very interesting, but what she thought was true and what was really going on wasn't always the case.
The story starts out at a little after 4 in the morning with Isabel watching the wanderings of a fox out her window. A little later on she receives an invitation by e-mail from Dr. George MacLeod to have coffee with him at the Elephant House. Dr. MacLeod taught philosophy at the university. Isabel didn't know him, but she accepted his invitation anyway. A problem with MacLeod's software had mistakenly sent out the invitation, and Isabel received another one saying that coffee was cancelled due to the error, but since she was curious, Isabel asked if they might meet anyway. MacLeod accepted and before the coffee was cold practically, Isabel found herself being accused of having an affair with Dr. MacLeod by none other than his wife. Isabel knows that something is very wrong with this accusation, so she sets out to right the wrong and to find out what is really going on.
This was very refreshing for me to read since it's the first in the series I've read. I intend to start at the beginning and catch up on the Isabel Dalhousie novels, so this was a good introduction to this character and to the author. I enjoyed this very much.
I am a self-confessed Alexander McCall Smith fan. I especially like his No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, though I began reading him with his Isabel Dalhousie series.
If you've not read any of the Dalhousie novels before, you may be slightly at sea with the main characters, since this is a short story or novelette, and we don't get much, if any, introduction to them. For readers of the series, however, they will feel familiar, and opening this little book will be like stepping into an old friend's kitchen for a cup of tea.
Isabel once again mulls and ponders, particularly about the peculiarities of behaving ethically in one's every day life. She probably over-thinks things, but I have to admit that although this is a trait of Isabel's that I don't always like in the books, it's one that I share -- or that I try very hard to tamp down!
The little bit of mystery here is intriguing, and once again, we see that Isabel, although the conclusions she draws are perfectly logical, is off-base.
I really enjoyed this little short by one of my favorite authors, and if you're a fan of the Sunday Philosophy Club books, I think you probably will, too.
In this Alexander McCall Smith story you can't help but be bemused by descriptions such as "The people who lived in it (Ramsey Garden, a picturesque section of old Edinburgh) had the most breathtaking view out over the Firth of Fourth, over to Fife. It was like being in an airship -or what I imagine it must be like to be in an airship."
I guess I'd describe that as quaint, even droll and surprising in that those words are coming from the mouth of a most contemporary woman, Isabel Dalhousie of Edinburgh who sends text messages to her live-in lover Jamie and has a successful career as editor of the respected journal "The Review of Applied Ethics." Surprising because the worldview in this story and the eight books in the Isabel Dalhousie series are anything but contemporary in their tone or delivery. As charming as these stories are, hip they are not.
Isabel is also a sleuth, a Miss Jane Marple for today, who applies principles of philosophy and doses of clear logic to get to the bottom of things. In this story, Isabel mistakenly receives an email from Dr. George MacLeod, a philosophy professor at university, inviting her to morning coffee at the Elephant House.
That rendezvous sets off a series of events that puts Isabel in the uncomfortable position of being accused of being the married Dr. MacLeod's illicit lover. Those readers acquainted with our heroine know only to well that she will go to any length to determine the truth and clear her name.
But even Isabel must learn that the rigorous application of flawless logic doesn't always lead to the correct conclusion. Sometimes even with the best of intentions and attention to facts, misunderstandings in the words of a friend are "entirely understandable."
This McCall Smith short is the perfect initiation into the world of Isabel Dalhousie. If you're already a fan, the story is a perfect morsel to enjoy with tea while waiting for the arrival of number nine in the series about the estimable philosopher and her intrepid adventures in crime.
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