No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency #06: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency #06: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
Alexander McCall Smith
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h198 x 126mm - 272pg
28 Feb 2005 UK
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9780349117423
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Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswana private investigator of `traditional build', is finally married to Mr J. L. B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, her detective agency is busy and life could not be better ... Well . . . it could, actually. If Mma Ramotswe hadn't listened to a plea of particular misfortune, she wouldn't have suffered her own mishap - a collision between her tiny white van and a bicycle. That unfortunate crash echoes another unhappy meeting - a clash of personalities. For her assistant, Mma Makutsi, has a spectacular disagreement with one of the garage apprentices. He is enraptured by a fast piece with a Mercedes, and everyone knows where that sort of thing can lead .. .

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#03: Morality for Beautiful Girls
#04: Kalahari Typing School for Men
#05: Full Cupboard of Life, The
#06: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
#07: Blue Shoes and Happiness
#08: Good Husband of Zebra Drive, The
#09: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
#10: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
#11: The Double Comfort Safari Club
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#13: Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, The
#14: Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, The
#15: Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe, The
#16: Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, The
#17: Precious and Grace
#18: House of Unexpected Sisters, The
#19: Colours of all the Cattle, The
#20: To the Land of Long Lost Friends
#21: How to Raise an Elephant
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(Vol 1): 'The Daddy' and 'The Bone' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 2): 'The Maid' and 'Tears of the Giraffe' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 3): 'Chief Justice' and 'Confession' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 4): 'Kalahari Typing' and 'Admirer' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 5): 'How to Handle Men through Application of Psychology' & 'House of Hope' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 6): 'The Return of Note' and 'The Ceremony' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 7): 'There is No Such Thing as Free Food' and 'The Best' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 8): 'Very Rude Woman' and 'Talking Shoes' (2 x CDs)

'The author's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision. This is art that conceals art' - Anthony Daniels, The Sunday Telegraph 'I was enchanted by the character of Precious Ramotswe, the sly humour of Alexander McCall Smith's writing and his deft evocation of a culture' - Anthony Minghella (director of the Oscar-winning The English Patient) 'The author has an easy command of story-telling and a gift for describing dusty, sun-baked Botswana. His books, ostensibly mysteries, are also gentle but incisive commentaries on Africa, men and women and life in general. They are not to be missed' - Seattle Times
Alexander McCall Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is now Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He has written more than fifty books, including a number of specialist titles, but is best known for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has achieved best-seller status on four continents, and his three entertainments featuring the eccentric German professor, Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780349117423
Published: 28 Feb 2005
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 126mm
Pages: 272
Dewey: 823.914

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