{"product_id":"the-prime-of-bertie-pollock-9781846977442","title":"The Prime of Bertie Pollock : A 44 Scotland Street Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo find out where we are going, we sometimes need to find out where we came from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori Montagna, who is suffering from an acute identity crisis, wants to know more about her own past, and after doing a DNA test, she discovers that she has a relative she didn’t know about. But her new-found family causes a rift between her and her flatmate, Antonia Collie. Can they work out their differences?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Bruce, it’s a case of history repeating itself. After getting all the attention he craves – landing a starring role in a new television series – the universe has one way of putting him in his place. Even in a modern Scotland, lurking Calvinist tendencies might still strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Bertie’s dream of getting to the promised land – the Dear Green Place – comes crashing down as he learns that he is to move to the far North East, leaving poor Ranald Braveheart Macpherson a little heartbroken and lost. But upon his return to Edinburgh, the boys take a trip to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Bertie’s kindness gets a very royal recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alexander McCall Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Aug 2026 by Birlinn General.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexander McCall Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320841445754,"sku":"9781846977442","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781846977442.jpg?v=1790663706","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-prime-of-bertie-pollock-9781846977442","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}