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In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: The multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
Alexander McCall Smith
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Mar 1, 2005 | 9780349117423 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 2, 2008 | 9780748110667 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 2, 2004 | 9781405502955 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
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* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters featuring Mma Ramotswe and her No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of 'traditional build', is now married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The Agency is busy, but Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea which is made by a woman who comes to her with a tale of particular misfortune. Unfortunately, her attempts to help are interrupted by a close encounter between her tiny white van and a bicycle, and by a spectacular disagreement between her assistant, Mma Makutsi, and one of the apprentices at the garage. This apprentice has found a fancy girlfriend who drives a Mercedes-Benz. How can he be rescued from his folly And as for Mma Makutsi, she has found a dancing class, and a man who may not be able to dance very well, but who admires her greatly. And all of this happens against a background of quiet sessions of bush tea, and of a land that stretches out forever under mile upon mile of empty sky...
Praise for In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: The multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
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A rare pleasure - Daily Telegraph
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Forget the library - the body is in the mud hut. An African Miss Marple created by a Scottish lawyer . . . superb - Sunday Times
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One of the most entrancing literary treats of many a year - Wall Street Journal
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A strong, independent, and endearing model for contemporary women anywhere . . . A crowded fictional genre will have to make room for Precious Ramotswe. In the best sense possible, she's a heavyweight - Boston Globe
Alexander McCall Smith
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-six languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.
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