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The woman who walked in sunshine

Business is slow at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, so slow in fact that for the first time in her estimable career Precious Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday. The promise of a week of uninterrupted peace is short-lived, however, when she meets a young boy named Samuel, a tr...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Corporate Authors: Recorded Books, LLC.
Other Authors: Lecat, Lisette. (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2015.
Edition: Unabridged.
Series: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; 16.
Subjects:
Ramotswe, Precious > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) > Fiction.
Women private investigators > Botswana > Fiction.
Botswana > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Botswana.
Audiobooks.
Summary: Business is slow at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, so slow in fact that for the first time in her estimable career Precious Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday. The promise of a week of uninterrupted peace is short-lived, however, when she meets a young boy named Samuel, a troublemaker who is himself in some trouble. Once she learns more about Samuel's sad story, Mma Ramotswe feels compelled to step in and help him find his way out of a bad situation.
Item Description: Title from container.
Compact disc.
In container (17 cm.).
Physical Description: 8 sound discs (9 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9781490603001
149060300X
Author Notes: Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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