One City

by Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh

Edinburgh, Scotland - FictionFictionEnglish Short storiesScottish authorsEnglish fiction

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About this book

All proceeds from the book will go to the One City charity, which fights social exclusion in the city. Edinburgh's Lord Provost Lesley Hinds said: 'This book project is exactly what One City is all about. The idea of three successful Edinburgh authors, with very different perspectives, getting together to raise awareness and money by using their talent and creativity, is really exciting.'

Themes & subjects

Edinburgh, Scotland - FictionFictionEnglish Short storiesScottish authorsEnglish fictionLarge type books

Setting

Edinburgh (Scotland)ScotlandEdinburgh

About the authors

Alexander McCall Smith

1948

Alexander McCall Smith, often referred to as ‘Sandy’, is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. For many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the UK and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction. He has written and contributed to more than 100 books including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. His first book, The White Hippo—a children’s book, was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1980. But it wasn’t until the publication of the highly successful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series that Alexander became a household name. The series has now sold over twenty …