This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning & enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.
“McCall Smith's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony & precision. His descriptions leave one as if standing in the Botswana landscape. This is art that conceals art. I haven’t read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time.” (The Sunday Telegraph)