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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780307386670
The third novel featuring well-to-do and somewhat-nosy
philosopher Isabel Dalhousie continues McCall Smith’s exploration
of the rights and wrongs of everyday life, with Isabel’s thoughtful
presence providing decidedly more intellectual punch than the No. 1
Ladies’ Detective Agency. When Jamie, a young musician, begins to
show interest in Isabel, her stirred feelings threaten to overwhelm
her even …
More keel, throwing her into ethical crisis. To what degree are
our lives dictated by biological imperatives and desires? Does the
meaning of art arise from the art itself or its audience? Are white
lies permissible, and if so, when? What does the well-off
individual owe the homeless man on the corner? Out-of-town visitors
to Edinburgh Americans, no less provide further touchstones for all
manner of ethical mulling as well as the grist of the book’s
mystery: does Angie, a young, inscrutable woman betrothed to a
wealthy Dallas bachelor, Tom Bruce, have her eyes set on true love
or money? At times Isabel’s intense dedication to mindfulness
borders on the didactic, but love comes to the rescue, nicely
illustrating the book’s most important philosophical puzzle: how is
it that people find real happiness, and what does it have to do
with loving rather than thinking?
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