There are few things more important to a six-year-old than the prospect of being seven. Bertie, 44 Scotland Street’s resident prodigy, is anxious to set aside the foolish things of his childhood - Italian language classes, the saxophone and psychotherapy- for the serious business of playing rugby, going on camping traps and being a ‘real’ boy. Standing in his way, though, is the formidable Irene set on further improvement for her first-born. But perhaps fate is about to intervene…….
Bertie and the familiar cast of characters are back in this latest instalment of the 44 Scotland Street series. Matthew is grappling with fatherhood And the perils of house-hunting in the grander parts of Georgian Edinburgh; Big Lou dispenses cakes and home-baked wisdom in her cafe; whilst Angus and Domenica plan the trip of a lifetime to Italy. But great art can be a dangerous thing if care is not taken, and Stendhal syndrome is endemic in Florence and ready to claim another victim……
