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Alexander McCall Smith
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in Bulawayo (formerly the British colony of Southern Rhodesia), Zimbabwe
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Yes. The next one will be published in October. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine. AMcS
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
— published 1998 — 107 editions |
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
— published 2000 — 69 editions |
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Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)
— published 2001 — 65 editions |
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The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)
— published 2002 — 61 editions |
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The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5)
— published 2003 — 48 editions |
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Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7)
— published 2006 — 51 editions |
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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6)
— published 2004 — 54 editions |
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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8)
— published 2007 — 54 editions |
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)
— published 2008 — 45 editions |
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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #10)
— published 2009 — 42 editions |
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"His Favorite Books Set in the Tropics: Take your imagination to the Cayman Islands in his new novel, The Forever Girl, and in these five recs set in warmer climes." ...More
"His Favorite Books Set in the Tropics: Take your imagination to the Cayman Islands in his new novel, The Forever Girl, and in these five recs set in warmer climes." ...More
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In the next book, The Importance of Being Seven, Bertie goes fishing with his father. They have various adventures and he gets a glimpse of what might
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“You can go through life and make new friends every year - every month practically - but there was never any substitute for those friendships of childhood that survive into adult years. Those are the ones in which we are bound to one another with hoops of steel.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
― Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
“It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Morality for Beautiful Girls
― Alexander McCall Smith, Morality for Beautiful Girls
“She was made for untidy rooms and rumpled beds.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Sunday Philosophy Club
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Sunday Philosophy Club
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What would you like to read for October's group read? The theme is cozy mysteries.
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