I Think of You

by Alexander McCall Smith

This new collection is a fascinating journey into the heart of each of us – from the author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency and the 44 Scotland Street series.

In I Think of You, the reader travels through literary Edinburgh in summer, heartbreak in a rain-drenched glen in the Highlands, a voyage on the Argo in Ancient Greece, and from Dallas to Helsinki and home again. Throughout this collection, the author explores various themes of love, kindness and friendship, as well as the philosophy of food, the idiosyncrasies of language and the importance of canonical hours. Each poem is a journey of the soul that interrogates what it is to love and to be alive.

Genres: Poetry

160 pages, Hardcover

Published July 6, 2023

About the author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Reviews

[Annabelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

As poems not for me but I’d read any creative essays by him

[Ronald Schoedel III · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you enjoy Alexander McCall Smith’s novels, you’ll especially enjoy and appreciate these poems. Readers of his novels are familiar with his philosophical musings that underlie and run through many of his stories. Sometimes I think his poems give him a chance to share the philosophical insights that are like the background to his other works, little ideas that may not be worthy of an entire story but certainly of a few pages of poetry. This book has poems ranging in topic from Greek myths, Scottish history, love, food, and, of all things, spies and espionage!

A delightful collection of poems for the AMcS fan or anyone really.

[Taylor Giovannetti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful collection of poems. I love poetry that takes you on a far away journey and then brings you back home again. Felt like travel but also nostalgia and cozying up on the couch.

[Mélissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite surprised with the form of poetry found in this book! I wasn't expecting that but it was a pleasant read, maybe it'd be interesting to read it again :)