The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9780349116754
  • : Little Brown
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  • : July 2003
  • : 198mm X 126mm
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780349116754
9780349116754

Description

A third collection of eight BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations based on the popular books by Alexander McCall Smith. This collection will include: An Exceptionally Wicked LadyCanoeing for LadiesA Late Van Just GlimpsedThe Saturday Big Tent WeddingA Man From a Far PlaceThe Limpopo Academy of Private DetectionThe Modern Husband CourseThe Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon Starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe and Nadine Marshall as Mme Makutsi.

Promotion info

* A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming.

Reviews

* 'Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight - it just bubbles out of him' - SUNDAY HERALD * 'Indeed, the effort involved would have been justified by just one of them, THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY' - Gerald Kaufman, Chairman of the 1999 BOOKER Prize Jury * 'A rare pleasure' - DAILY TELEGRAPH * 'A publishing phenomenon' - GUARDIAN

Author description

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. His collection of African stories,CHILDREN OF WAX, received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.