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  • In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
  • Written by: Alexander McCall Smith
  • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)

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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

Written by: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Publisher's Summary

Readers everywhere have become entranced by the New York Times best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, from acclaimed author and award-winning wit Alexander McCall Smith. Each charming book in the series is a masterpiece of comic subtlety and a window for viewing the distinctive culture and landscape of Botswana.

Handling a busy caseload at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and contending with an intruder in her home, Mma Ramotswe has plenty on her mind. So when her unfortunate past returns to haunt her, she is happy her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is distracted as well. It seems one of his apprentices at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors has raced off with an older, wealthy woman.

Life on the edge of the Kalahari is as humorously chaotic as ever for Mma Ramotswe and her loved ones. And there's plenty of bush tea to go around.
©2004 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC
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What the critics say

"[A] consistently delightful series....Amid the hilarious scenarios and quiet revelations are luminous descriptions of Botswana, land of wide-open spaces and endless blue skies." (Publishers Weekly)
"[McCall Smith] delivers another winner, brimming with poetic descriptions of Botswana, pitch-perfect assessments of human foibles, and sensible resolutions reached over steaming cups of bush tea. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and quietly profound, these life-affirming mysteries are fine company, indeed." (Booklist)

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Well-done!

Loved it and the performance was wonderful. Quite touching and the story came alive in the telling.

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Delightful

A delightful break from cynicism, with its optimistic characters and life lessons.
I appreciate the author’s carefully constructed simplicity.

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