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Title details for Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith - Available

Tears of the Giraffe

#2 in series

by Alexander McCall Smith
Lisette Lecat
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Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies' detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 per cent), she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased by two.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 16, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449885342
      • File size: 225824 KB
      • Duration: 07:50:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 1, 2001
      Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) offers the second and third installments of his dignified, humorous Botswanan series. In Tears of the Giraffe, PI Precious Ramotswe tracks a missing American man whose widowed mother appeals to Ramotswe; meanwhile, the imperturbable detective is endangered at home by her fianc 's resentful maid.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The remarkable career of Mma Ramotswe, the proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, continues in this second of McCall Smith's delightful series. For those who don't yet know, the books combine the social sensibility of Jane Austen novels with the sights, scents, sounds, and mores of Botswana, "Africa's most stable democracy." In this book, Mma Ramotswe deals with a love triangle and the case of an American youth who has been missing for 10 years. Lisette Lecat is simply perfect. A native of South Africa, she is master of the speech pattern of English-speaking southern Africans. She excels at creating vocal characterizations and reading dialogue. Listening to her warm, well-modulated voice, one is transported to this dusty, sunny country and longs only for a comfortable chair under Mma Ramotswe's acacia tree. An outstanding performance. R.E.K. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2004
      Tears of the Giraffe and Morality for Beautiful Girls continue Mma Ramotswe's business of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the only female-operated detective agency in Botswana. The agency deals in human drama and mystery rather than guns and blood. Insight and intuition provide solutions as Precious Ramotswe; her assistant, Mma Makutsi; and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors impart Botswanian pride and worldly wisdom. Reader Lisette Lecat portrays these characters and the village ambiance superbly. Highly recommended for all audiobook collections.-Sandy Glover, West Linn P.L., OR

      Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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