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Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse : A Novel by Alexander McCall Smith (2018, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10152474753X
ISBN-139781524747534
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038377972
Product Key Features
Book TitleGood Pilot Peter Woodhouse : a Novel
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicAnimals, Literary, Historical, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorAlexander McCall Smith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-052891
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsPraise for Alexander McCall Smith: "A writer who charms many readers . . . McCall Smith's characters are well drawn and alive." -- Providence Journal "McCall Smith's accomplished novels [are] dependent on small gestures redolent with meaning and main characters blessed with pleasing personalities . . . These novels are gentle probes into the mysteries of human nature." -- Newsday "McCall Smith's novels are beautifully precise and psychologically acute." -- The Independent (London) "An excellent old-fashioned storyteller." -- The Gazette "McCall Smith's generous writing and dry humor, his gentleness and humanity, and his ability to evoke a place and a set of characters without caricature or condescension have endeared his books to readers," -- The New York Times "A vivid observer and an elegant writer." -- The Plain Dealer
SynopsisFrom the beloved and best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set amid the turmoil of World War II. Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during the war, meets Mike, a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed nearby. When Val rescues a Border Collie named Peter Woodhouse, who is being mistreated by his owner, she realizes the dog would actually be safer with Mike. And so Peter Woodhouse finds a new home on the air force base, and Val finds herself falling in love. Peter Woodhouse becomes Dog First Class, a canine mascot on the base who boldly accompanies the officers on their missions, and Val becomes Mike's fianc e. But then a disaster jeopardizes the future of them all, and Peter Woodhouse brings Ubi, a German corporal, into their orbit, sparking a friendship that comes with great risk but carries with it the richest of rewards. Infused with Alexander McCall Smith's renowned charm and warmth, The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse is an uplifting story of love and the power of friendship to bring sworn enemies together., From the beloved and best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set amid the turmoil of World War II. Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during the war, meets Mike, a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed nearby. When Val rescues a Border Collie named Peter Woodhouse, who is being mistreated by his owner, she realizes the dog would actually be safer with Mike. And so Peter Woodhouse finds a new home on the air force base, and Val finds herself falling in love. Peter Woodhouse becomes Dog First Class, a canine mascot on the base who boldly accompanies the officers on their missions, and Val becomes Mike's fiancée. But then a disaster jeopardizes the future of them all, and Peter Woodhouse brings Ubi, a German corporal, into their orbit, sparking a friendship that comes with great risk but carries with it the richest of rewards. Infused with Alexander McCall Smith's renowned charm and warmth, The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse is an uplifting story of love and the power of friendship to bring sworn enemies together.
LC Classification NumberPR6063.C326G67 2018
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