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From a Far and Lovely Country

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 24

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If you are the founder and managing director of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, you may expect complete strangers to approach you with their problems when they see you having dinner with your husband in a peri-peri restaurant. And if you are Precious Ramotswe, you are a kind and helpful person who will be willing to take on a quest to find the relatives of a man who, many years ago, left the country for the uncertainties and dangers of a distant conflict.

While that is going on, though, there may be other things that claim your attention, such as the shocking news that a club that calls itself the Cool Singles Evening Club is encouraging married men to pretend to be single and meet women under false pretences. Who can be behind such a distasteful venture? Mma Ramotswe shows great tact in dealing with this situation and avoids harm to the innocent.

But, despite these rumbles, life in Botswana, that far and lovely country, continues relatively smoothly. That, after all, is what Mma Ramotswe and her friends want – and most certainly deserves.

©2023 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Detective International Mystery & Crime Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Africa

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'An escape from life’s woes as well as a suggestion for how to make the whole deal more palatable – fragility, fruit cake, and all.' (The Boston Globe)
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I love this series of book's, and this is fantastic. Really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one.

Another great story.

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Superbly narrated. Wonderful storytelling. I know Mma Makutsi is fictional, but she winds me up big time. And then she manages to redeem herself. The rest are just wonderful.

Love love love these books

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This book was everything you expect from this author. It was beautifully read too, lovely to listen to

Beautiful story

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I like the family atmospheric created by these familiar characters, led by the sensible and kindly Mma Ramotswe, everyone's best friend. The stories unwind slowly to a happy ending.
This the first one I've listened to and I found the narrator very difficult, using harsh screeching voices which were frequently unintelligible. Very disappointing, I will have to return to reading if I want more of the Ladies Number One Detective Agency.

Gentle intrigue

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Like a hot bath on a cold day. Pure bliss Best narrator ever and usual fab storyline

Just perfect

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