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* A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming.

About the Author

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. His collection of African stories,CHILDREN OF WAX, received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.

Reviews

Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time
*Sunday Times*

The Miss Marple of Botswana
*New York Times Book Review*

A rare pleasure
*Daily Telegraph*

A publishing phenomenon
*Guardian*

I haven't read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time
*Sunday Telegraph*

Immersing yourself in Precious Ramotswe's life seems to slow your heart rate while sharpening your senses
*Scotsman*

Hugely enjoyable
*Sunday Times*

A small slice of heaven
*Scotsman*

A unique setting and range of characters... the vivid descriptions of Botswana means it becomes, in essence, another character... A lovely read with a gentle pace that will transport you to a whole other world
*Independent*

Precious Ramotswe is so kind, wise and good, and Alexander McCall Smith such a charming and elegant writer... you could read 300 pages of her simply stirring a pumpkin stew and gazing out benevolently at the sandy road in front of her Botswana porch and feel happy
*The Times*

Full of warmth, fun, heat and dust
*Daily Mail*

One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction
*Newsweek*

Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time * Sunday Times *
The Miss Marple of Botswana * New York Times Book Review *
A rare pleasure * Daily Telegraph *
A publishing phenomenon * Guardian *
I haven't read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time * Sunday Telegraph *
Immersing yourself in Precious Ramotswe's life seems to slow your heart rate while sharpening your senses * Scotsman *
Hugely enjoyable * Sunday Times *
A small slice of heaven * Scotsman *
A unique setting and range of characters... the vivid descriptions of Botswana means it becomes, in essence, another character... A lovely read with a gentle pace that will transport you to a whole other world * Independent *
Precious Ramotswe is so kind, wise and good, and Alexander McCall Smith such a charming and elegant writer... you could read 300 pages of her simply stirring a pumpkin stew and gazing out benevolently at the sandy road in front of her Botswana porch and feel happy -- 20 Best Books to Boost Your Brain and Mood * The Times *
Full of warmth, fun, heat and dust * Daily Mail *
One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction * Newsweek *