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Tears of the Giraffe

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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 Winner of the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, 2004.
Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award, 2004.

Following on from the brilliant The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe charts the further adventures of Mma Ramotswe, Botswana's only female private detective. It's going to take all her intuition and eminent sensibility for Mma Ramotswe to crack her hardest case yet: the decade-old disappearance of an American on the edge of the Kalahari.

©2000 Alexander McCall Smith; (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks Detective Literature & Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Africa

Critic reviews

"So elegant and understated is the author's style that the novel seems to transcend age." (Trevor Royle)
"I was enchanted by the character of Precious Ramotswe and the sly humour of Alexander McCall Smith's writing, his deft evocation of a culture." (Anthony Minghella)
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Just sublime! Felt I was there in Botswana. Great narrator gives this fabulous story an added depth of enjoyment.

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Wonderful stories, told in an authentic African voice. McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe is an astute people watcher and uses this to great effect in her job. The supporting characters are also brilliant, Mma Makutsi, her wannabe detective secretary who achieved an unprecedented 97% in her exams, Mr JLB Matekoni (who is always called Mr JLB Matekoni) sympathetic mechanic who has a gift for listening to engines, in love with Mma Ramotswe.
Lovely stuff!!

Superb!!

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Love these these books …so simple but so filled with so much…each one worth listening to in there own right

Wonderful

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I read every paperback of the Precious Ramotswe series as soon as it was released. The audiobooks do not let me down, despite being abridged. Adjoa Andoh's reading of them is flawless: the accents, the tones of each character are well-modulated and distinctive; her performance is simply brilliant. A wonderful addition to my audiobook library. After I'd heard the first of this audiobook series, I immediately purchased the next two - and they continued to maintain the excellent production qualities of the first. I'm looking forward to purchasing the entire series as soon as feasible!

What other book might you compare Tears of the Giraffe to, and why?

The other series of audiobooks I purchased were the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker. A completely different kettle of fish with regards to setting, but the wonderful performance by Johanna Harris is a good comparison, as both narrators drew me into the stories with their distinctive voice acting and characterisations. I couldn't wait to hear the next download!

Which character – as performed by Adjoa Andoh – was your favourite?

It's very hard to choose a character, as Adjoa Andoh breathed life into each person. I could visualise a character simply by the cadence of her delivery.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A loveletter to a country, to a continent, to a people.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommended!

Adored the paperbacks, loved the audiobooks!

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fantastic narrator! plan to buy the whole series and may even find further work by her

well read

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