The Lost Art of Gratitude
978-1-4087-0063-1
The Lost Art of Gratitude is the sixth book in The Sunday Philosophy Club Series by Alexander McCall Smith.
Plot
A second attempt by professors Lettuce and Dove to oust Isabel from her position at 'The Review of Applied Ethics' is thwarted and Isabel learns further lessons about gratitude and kindness.
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Novels by Alexander McCall Smith
Detective Agency
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1998)
- Tears of the Giraffe (2000)
- Morality for Beautiful Girls (2001)
- The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002)
- The Full Cupboard of Life (2003)
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004)
- Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006)
- The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007)
- The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)
- Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (2009)
- The Double Comfort Safari Club (2010)
- The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (2011)
- The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (2012)
- The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (2013)
- The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café (2014)
- The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (2015)
- Precious and Grace (2016)
- The House of Unexpected Sisters (2017)
- The Colours of all the Cattle (2018)
- To the Land of Long Lost Friends (2019)
- How to Raise an Elephant (2020)
- The Joy and Light Bus Company (2021)
- A Song of Comfortable Chairs (2022)
- From a Far and Lovely Country (2023)
Entertainments
- Portuguese Irregular Verbs (1997)
- The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (2003)
- At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (2003)
- The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom (2004)
- Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (2011)
- Your Inner Hedgehog (2021)
Philosophy Club
- The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004)
- Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (2005)
- The Right Attitude to Rain (2006)
- The Careful Use of Compliments (2007)
- The Comfort of Saturdays (2008)
- The Lost Art of Gratitude (2009)
- The Charming Quirks of Others (2010)
- The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (2011)
- The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds (2012)
- The Novel Habits of Happiness (2015)
- At the Reunion Buffet (2015)
- Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine (2016)
- A Distant View of Everything (2017)
- The Quiet Side of Passion (2018)
- The Geometry of Holding Hands (2020)
- The Sweet Remnants of Summer (2022)
- The Conditions of Unconditional Love (2024)
- 44 Scotland Street (2004)
- Espresso Tales (2005)
- Love Over Scotland (2006)
- The World According to Bertie (2007)
- The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (2008)
- The Importance of Being Seven (2010)
- Bertie Plays the Blues (2011)
- Sunshine on Scotland Street (2012)
- Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (2013)
- The Revolving Door of Life (2015)
- The Bertie Project (2016)
- A Time of Love and Tartan (2017)
- The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (2019)
- A Promise of Ankles (2020)
- Love in the Time of Bertie (2021)
- The Enigma of Garlic (2022)
- The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee (2023)
- Corduroy Mansions (2009)
- The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (2010)
- A Conspiracy of Friends (2011)
- My Italian Bulldoze (2016)
- The Second Worst Restaurant in France (2019)
- The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists (2019)
- The Department of Sensitive Crimes (2019)
- Varg in Love (2019)
- The Talented Mr. Varg (2020)
- The Man with the Silver Saab (2021)
- The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf (2023)
- La's Orchestra Saves the World (2008)
- Trains and Lovers (2012)
- The Forever Girl (2014)
- Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party (2014)
- Emma: A Modern Retelling (2015)
- The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse (2017)
- The Pavilion in the Clouds (2022)
- The Private Life of Spies (2023)
- The Love Story of Herb la Fouche (2024)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series) (2008)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (radio series) (2004–2019)
