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Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and popular authors. His career has been a varied one: for many years he was a professor of medical law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad. After the publication of his highly successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty million copies, he devoted his time to writing fiction and has seen his various series translated into over forty languages and become bestsellers through the world. McCall Smith won the prestigious The Dagger in the Library Award in 2004, an award bestowed by the Crime Writers' Association.

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Title:: How to Raise an Elephant (MP3)
Series:: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #21
Written by:: Alexander McCall Smith
Read by:: Adjoa Andoh
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 8 hours 38 minutes
MP3 size:: 374 MB
Published:: September 03 2020
Available Date:: September 03 2020
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9780655686354
Genres:: Fiction; Contemporary Fiction
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she’s faced with a two-ton case.

As the temperature rises in Gaborone, Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, wonders whether the heat could be the reason that business is particularly slow. But then a distant cousin of Mma Ramotswe’s comes to the agency with a plea for help and the ladies decide to pursue the issue together. Armed with Mma Ramotswe’s circumspection and Mma Makutsi’s sharp eye, they proceed with confidence and open hearts. What, after all, could be more straightforward than a family matter? Meanwhile, their colleague Charlie is behaving oddly, borrowing Mma Ramotswe’s van and returning it in an unusual condition. Digging a little deeper, the explanation is both strange and extraordinary, and takes Charlie, along with Mma Ramotswe’s husband, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, on a hair-raising night-time expedition. In the end, Precious is reminded of the need to view a picture from every angle, to accept the imperfections in people and situations and then find a solution – preferably over a delicious slice of her friend Mma Potokwani’s fruit cake.

'Alexander McCall Smith novels never fail to delight ...'
The Guardian

'It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging ... [his] novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling'
Mail on Sunday

'Enchanting ... McCall Smith's blend of gentle humor and insights into human nature is irresistible.'
Publishers Weekly