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When her absent-minded inventor father suddenly remembers that he has five sisters, nine-year-old Harriet Bean, who has never heard of them before, determines to find her unknown aunts so that the unfinished family portrait can be completed.Tags
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When Harriet Bean’s father mentions that he has five sisters—whom Harriet has never met—she is immediately intrigued. Harriet is determined to uncover the whereabouts of her five lost aunts, but with nothing more than an unfinished family portrait and a few outdated clues, will she be able to locate them? Join Harriet in her search to reunite her father with his five lost sisters—Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, Japonica, and Thessalonika.
What I learned: Imagination is a lovely thing.
Ik heb te lang geen kinderboeken meer gelezen om een eerlijk oordeel te geven. Dit boek viel mij wat tegen, maar misschien vinden meisjes van 7 het wél prachtig. Als feminist moet ik natuurlijk zeggen dat een gezelschap met zulke uitzonderlijk slimme en anderszins heel getalenteerde dames (en één nogal suffige vader/broer) een parel is in de seksen-strijd!
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Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including show more Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
- Original title
- The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
- Original publication date
- 1990
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