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Sphinx

Sphinx

from Pianos and Flowers

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About the Book

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.
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A Vintage Short Series

Young Goodman Brown
Phantom Pond
The Longest Street in the World
Ghosts and Speculation
Cook for Me
The Wedding, the Winery, and Will
How to Give the Wrong Impression
A Most Blessed and Auspicious Occasion
Bog Girl
Sphinx
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About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith

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.

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