Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

On my drive to Idaho, the first trip, I listened to Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith. He is the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. I haven't read the books but watch a series of them on Netflix and loved them. This recording was 11.75 hours so it is a good size book. It was enjoyable to listen to but I think the reading might be a slow go. It really was like being a voyeur in these peoples lives.

The CD cover says -
In a crumbling mansion described by architectural guides as "a building of no interest whatsoever," delightfully eccentric dwellers go about their lives. Marcia the caterer has eyes for wine merchant William, who keeps trying to evict his 24-year-old son. then there's loathsome Parliament member Oedipus Snark, the mother begrudgingly writing his biography, and the girlfriend who longs to be his wife. And that's to say nothing of Freddie de la Lay, a seatbelt wearing terrier who happens to be a devoted vegetarian.

This takes place over about five days. Very unsatisfying ending. Sure to be a sequel book. I loved Freddie de la Lay, written from Freddie's perspective. William's lack of backbone with his son got a bit old as did the resolution of their relationship at the end. Once again, boo to the ending.