Sphinx: from Pianos and Flowers

by Alexander McCall Smith

Overview

In this short story from Alexander McCall Smith’s Pianos and Flowers, inspired by a photograph from the Times of London archive, a young woman finds unexpected love while perusing Egyptian antiquities. With his indomitable charm, Alexander McCall Smith takes us behind the lens to explore the hidden life behind this photograph—a love lost and then found again—and in so doing reveals the humanity in us all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593685471
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/11/2022
Series:	A Vintage Short
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	997,698
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.

Hometown:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Date of Birth:

August 24, 1948

Place of Birth:

Zimbabwe

Website:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/mccallsmith/index.html