The Dog Who Came In From The Cold A Corduroy Mansions Novel cover

The Dog Who Came In From The Cold A Corduroy Mansions Novel

by Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith has 'moved house' to a crumbling four-storey mansion in Pimlico - Corduroy Mansions. It is inhabited by a glorious assortment of characters: Oedipus Snark, the first every nasty Lib Dem MP, who is so detestable his own mother; and one small vegetarian dog, Freddie de la Hay, who has the ability to fasten his own seatbelt.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?