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Alexander McCall Smith:
Isabel is interesting in that she's such an intellectual, pretty conservative, and yet she landed a younger desirable man (wasn't my dream when I started reading Dalhousie, is fast becoming mine now, years later!). What did you hope to demonstrate about her in writing this particular fortune into her life, or rather, what does this bond mean to you?
Alexander McCall Smith
I wanted her to experience romance. Hence Jamie! AMcS
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I have enjoyed several of your series. Do you have a favorite series or series character?
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