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From a Far and Lovely Country

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 24

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From a Far and Lovely Country

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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About this listen

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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Critic reviews

'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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Great story & performance. Love these audio books. Brings a bit of sunshine to the day😊

Excellent as always

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What a lovely read, cannot wait to read the next title. keep them coming Alexander. Fabulous as always.

I love this series

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Nothing to dislike about this. If you’ve liked previous stories, you will like this one!

A classic No. 1 ladies detective agency

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I love how the writer gives the leading lady so much wisdom and gentleness. Also the beautiful voice of the reader brings me back to Africa……..

The gentleness of Ma Ramotswe

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I have been waiting for the next book in the series for so long and was not disappointed and Adjoa Andoh brings the stories to life x

AnotherGem!

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Just what we expect from this series - gentle humour and all is right in the end.

Unsurprisingly good

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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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As usual, a lovely, gentle story from Botswana, beautifully read.No longer much detection in the story....but always endearing and full of wisdom.....and interesting observations on life.

Storylines a bit thin now.Still enjoyable!

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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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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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