From the author of the popular No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes this enjoyable collection of short stories. Based on vintage photos of unknown subjects while he was working on a photography book, McCall Smith imagines the lives of the people in the black and white photos have had and creates five distinct love stories celebrating love, friendship and the human spirits and how chance encounters can change one's course of life. I was touched by He Wanted to Believe in Tenderness where David, a World War II veteran didn't get hardened by injustice, but remains devoted to his first love. I also enjoyed Angel in Italy and Dear Ventriloquist.
It is a good read!
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