# The Importance Of Being Seven

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- Book: [The Importance Of Being Seven](https://www.bookquiver.com/alexander-mccall-smith/the-importance-of-being-seven) ([The Importance Of Being Seven.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/alexander-mccall-smith/the-importance-of-being-seven.md))
- Authors: [Alexander McCall Smith](https://www.bookquiver.com/alexander-mccall-smith)
- Publisher: abacus
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-07-4811-887-8
- Published: 2011-06-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Despite inhabiting a great city renowned for its impeccable restraint, the extended family of 44 Scotland Street is trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence. Matthew and Elspeth receive startling - and expensive - news on a visit to the Infirmary, Angus and Domenica are contemplating an Italian ménage a trois, and even Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. But when Bertie Pollock - six years old and impatient to be seven - mislays his meddling mother Irene one afternoon, a valuable lesson is learned: that wish-fulfilment is a dangerous business. Warm-hearted, wise and very funny, The Importance of Being Seven brings us a fresh and delightful set of insights into philosophy and fraternity among Edinburgh's most loveable residents.