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The Pavilion in the Clouds: A new stand-alone novel

by Alexander McCall Smith

Hardback (unsigned) £14.99
Published 5th August 2021, 240 pages
Signed first edition £14.99
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It is 1938 and the final days of the British Empire. In a bungalow high up in the green hills above the plains of Ceylon, under a vast blue sky, live the Ferguson family: Bella, a precocious eight-year-old; her father Henry - owner of Pitlochry, a tea plantation - and her mother Virginia. The story centres around the Pavilion in the Clouds, set in the idyllic grounds carved out of the wilderness. But all is not as serene as it seems. Bella is suspicious of her governess, Miss White’s intentions. Her suspicion sparks off her mother’s imagination and after an unfortunate series of events, a confrontation is had with Miss White and a gunshot rings off around the hills.

Years later, Bella, now living back in Scotland at university in St Andrews, is faced, once again with her past. Will she at last find out what happened between her Father and Miss White? And will the guilt she has lived with all these years be reconciled by a long over-due apology?

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The Pavilion in the Clouds: A new stand-alone novel
by Alexander McCall Smith

ISBN
9781846975899

Publisher
Birlinn General

Binding
Hardback

Publication date
Aug. 5, 2021

Dimensions
21.6cm x 13.8cm x 2.2cm

Page count
240 pages