The first in a new series from one of the world’s favourite authors, who wrote the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and the #44 Scotland Street series.

A delightful new novel set around the Perfect Passion Company, a dating agency based in Edinburgh’s historic New Town.

The Perfect Passion Dating Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in Edinburgh’s New Town is run by Katie Donald who has an innate instinct for bringing people together. She has developed a skill for finding out what it is that people really want.

Along the way, Katie learns profound lessons about her own desires as she works at better understanding others.

Although Katie has little in the way of direct experience, with the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbour William Kidd, she soon finds herself making matches for the lonely hearts tired of meeting online – and who want a more personal touch.

For fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s many beloved series and romantic standalone novels, The Perfect Passion Company shows him at his most perceptive, playful, and generous. In the way that only McCall Smith can, these tales offer a glimpse inside the psychology of matchmaking, the search for love and companionship, and the mysterious spark of attraction that can, at times, catch hold of us all.

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the highly successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty-five million copies. Since then he has devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world.

This is a seated event (unreserved).

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult 18+.

The Lodge Stage venue is wheelchair accessible. The Lodge Grounds does have some hilly and undulating areas.

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