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The Talented Mr Varg
- Detective Varg, Book 2
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall106
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Performance81
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Story81
In the second installment in the best-selling Detective Varg series, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious philanderer - a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may be all bark and no bite.
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Full of charm, wit and good sense
- By Kirstine on 17-03-21
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The Talented Mr Varg
- Detective Varg, Book 2
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Series: Detective Varg, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 24-04-20
- Language: English
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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
- The perfect Christmas treat
- By: Stella Gibbons, Alexander McCall-Smith - introduction
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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Story8
Brought to you by Penguin. This Christmas indulge in a feel-good collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses...
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An absorbing odyssey and so brilliantly executed!
- By mr s robinson on 28-05-22
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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
- The perfect Christmas treat
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Series: Cold Comfort Farm
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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How to Raise an Elephant
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 21
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall266
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Performance240
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Story236
Unusual requests are commonplace at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, but so are very ordinary ones, such as a plea for money: when a distant cousin calls on Mma Ramotswe to ask for help with another relative's hip operation, tricky questions arise in regard to family responsibility. Mma Makutsi and Mr J. L. B Matekoni are far from convinced of the merits of the request, but it is hard for Mma Ramotswe, with a heart her size, to turn people away.
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is it the story or the telling.....
- By Mark on 01-12-20
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How to Raise an Elephant
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 21
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 21
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 03-10-20
- Language: English
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From a Far and Lovely Country
- No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 24
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance71
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Story71
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.
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Love love love these books
- By Annette Jones on 08-01-24
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From a Far and Lovely Country
- No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 24
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-09-23
- Language: English
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High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- By: Angela Thirkell, Alexander McCall Smith - introduction
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall58
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Performance51
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Story51
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son, Tony, set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbor, George Knox, has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village.
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High Rising
- By Susan Whitehead on 08-06-17
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High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Series: Barsetshire, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 03-11-16
- Language: English
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The Lost Art of Gratitude
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 6
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Abridged
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Overall31
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Performance22
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Story23
Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment.
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Gentle and thought provoking
- By Rachel on 07-10-10
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The Lost Art of Gratitude
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 6
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Series: Sunday Philosophy Club (abridged), Book 6
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 03-09-09
- Language: English
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors
- No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Abridged
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Overall63
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Performance46
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Story45
It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe, as she discusses over cups of bush tea with her associate Mma Makutsi such important matters as the afterlife and the purchase of a fine new bed with a heart-shaped headboard, that there may be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana.
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Carries on as a good feel listen
- By Sandra on 10-05-08
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors
- No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-03-08
- Language: English
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At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance33
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Story32
The third novel in the Portuguese Irregular Verbs trilogy sees von Igelfeld suffering the slings of academic intrigue as a visiting fellow at Cambridge, and the arrows of outrageous fortune in an eventful Columbian adventure. Between trips, von Igelfeld returns to his beloved Regensburg only that to discover while he has been away his murine colleagues have been at play.
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the best of the three
- By C. Veiel on 18-11-13
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At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Series: Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-02-07
- Language: English
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The Private Life of Spies
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance26
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Story26
Conradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June 1943, much against his will, and sent on his first, and only, mission in late September that year. He failed to send a single report back to Germany, and when the War came to an end in May 1945, he fell to his knees and wept with relief.
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A Couple of good stories.
- By David on 20-05-24
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The Private Life of Spies
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-02-23
- Language: English
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Portuguese Irregular Verbs
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall120
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Performance93
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Story91
Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour. The delightful result is a creation of comic genius. For in the unnaturally tall form of Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, we are invited to meet a memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and of Inspecteur Clouseau's hapless gaucherie.
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Hugh Laurie is a joy to listen to
- By Maybelle on 01-01-11
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Portuguese Irregular Verbs
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Series: Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 05-02-07
- Language: English
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The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance27
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Story27
Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf's moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn - a leading player in one of Sweden's right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists. Still, family is family, so Ulf finds himself working to uncover the mole leaking secrets to a rival party, the Extreme Moderates.
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Gentle humour
- By Joanne F. on 30-12-19
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The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Series: Detective Varg, Book 0.75
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 01-04-19
- Language: English
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Tears of the Giraffe
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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Overall133
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Performance108
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Story109
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.
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brilliant book
- By julia turner on 28-04-26
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Tears of the Giraffe
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 31-01-07
- Language: English
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The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 17
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance24
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Story24
Glasgow for Bertie is the promised land. The city of pies and Irn Bru, far from his controlling mother, Irene, – his place of escape. But how will he respond to the news of the proposed merging of Edinburgh and Glasgow? A new member of Bertie’s class at school is causing ripples in his social circle. She is called Galactica MacFee and is going to be a match for Olive and her lieutenant, Pansy. And an incredible new discovery: a Pictish stone that is said to have the first-know written poem carved into it is the talk of the town.
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Disappointed and confused
- By M. Doherty on 07-11-23
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The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 17
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Series: 44 Scotland Street, Book 17
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-11-23
- Language: English
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Love over Scotland
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 3
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall122
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Performance102
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Story103
With his characteristic warmth, inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smith gives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings and goings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse. Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroic struggle for truth and balanced good sense against his insufferable mother and her crony, the psychotherapist Dr Fairbairn, going as far as to make a short-lived bid for freedom on a trip to Paris with the Edinburgh youth orchestra.
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An enjoyable read
- By Sara on 04-01-15
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Love over Scotland
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 3
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Series: 44 Scotland Street, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 28-09-11
- Language: English
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Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 18
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance47
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Story46
'It's like ice cream, Mr Flynn,' Bertie continued. 'When you have ice cream, you need to eat it straight away, otherwise it melts. If there are people who haven't got any, you should share it, if you can.' When despair for the world grows, Bertie's theory of ice cream reminds us that it's the simple pleasures in life that we should hold onto.
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Bertissimo
- By Edwin Silvester on 16-05-26
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Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream
- 44 Scotland Street, Book 18
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Series: 44 Scotland Street, Book 18
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-08-25
- Language: English
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Overall98
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Performance75
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Story74
Precious Ramotswe, traditionally-built proprietor of Botswana's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, contemplates the two sorts of problems that we all face in life: the major ones (such as drought), about which very little can be done, and the other sort which people make for themselves through human weakness and an inability to resist temptation. Like the inability to resist cake, for instance.
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Happiness
- By Nom de Plume on 21-01-19
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 05-02-07
- Language: English
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The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall233
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Performance187
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Story184
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, and what if he were to come to Botswana? That seems a very unlikely possibility, and yet . . . When Mr...
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Another delightful instalment
- By Ms. C. T. Bell on 01-12-13
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The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 13
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 29-03-12
- Language: English
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The Cleverness of Ladies
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance49
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Story49
Glorious short stories from international bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, in a collection written especially for World Book Day. There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom and good sense to face life's problems and mysteries. Mma Ramotswe, owner of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the country's star goalkeeper isn't saving goals.
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A mix of beautiful short stories
- By Silva4 on 16-07-19
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The Cleverness of Ladies
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 12.6
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-04-12
- Language: English
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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Overall142
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Performance102
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Story102
As the countdown to Mma Makutsi’s wedding begins, all is not as it should be at the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the weak against the strong, has reason to reflect on Rule No.3 of The Principles of Private Detection: never lie to the client. Apprentice mechanic Charlie seems to be avoiding certain important responsibilities.
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Classic No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
- By Donn Edwards on 13-05-11
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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-03-11
- Language: English
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Emma
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Georgina Terry
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall70
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Performance63
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Story62
Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to EMMA, the next book in The Austen Project.Prepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything.Fresh from university, Emma Woodhouse triumphantly arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life with a splash.
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Hugely disappointing
- By Jane L on 01-12-14
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Emma
- Narrated by: Georgina Terry
- Series: The Austen Project
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-11-14
- Language: English
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