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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

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Part of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

Part of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

Paperback $15.95

Mar 14, 2006 | ISBN 9781400075706

Ebook $9.99

Apr 19, 2005 | ISBN 9780375423574

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    About In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

    Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

    Precious is busier than usual at the detective agency when she discovers an intruder in her house on Zebra Drive—and perhaps even more baffling—a pumpkin on her porch. Her associate, Mma Makutsi, also has a full plate. She’s taken up dance lessons, only to be partnered with a man with two left feet. And at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is already overburdened with work, one of his apprentices has run off with a wealthy older woman. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a difficult secret from her past.

    About In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

    Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

    Precious is busier than usual at the detective agency when she discovers an intruder in her house on Zebra Drive—and perhaps even more baffling—a pumpkin on her porch. Her associate, Mma Makutsi, also has a full plate. She’s taken up dance lessons, only to be partnered with a man with two left feet. And at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is already overburdened with work, one of his apprentices has run off with a wealthy older woman. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a difficult secret from her past.

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    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    Mar 14, 2006 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400075706

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Apr 19, 2005 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780375423574
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    Praise

    "A literary confection of . . . gossamer deliciousness. . . . There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from [this book]."
    —The New York Times Book Review

    "Enchanting. . . . In the Company of Cheerful Ladies may be the most compelling of the lot." —Daily News

    "Put on the teakettle, find your place in the sun and settle in for a genteel journey. . . . McCall Smith has brewed up a gem of a story as rich as . . . red bush tea."
    —Rocky Mountain News

    "Beguiling, lyrical. . . . Cheerful Ladies is blessed with . . . McCall Smith’s richly detailed portraits of life in Africa and his flair for storytelling with an engaging cast of fully realized characters." —Los Angeles Times

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