The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, Alexander McCall Smith
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, Alexander McCall Smith
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The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Lisette Lecat

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/27/2015


Synopsis

This latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series...as endearing and delectable as ever! Precious Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are both back in harness at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, but for once business is a bit slow. At Mma Makutsi's suggestion, Mma Ramotswe allows herself to be persuaded to take a holiday--her first ever!--even if she finds it a bit odd that Mma Makusti should be so adamant about it. But just as Mma Ramotswe is ready to depart, a new client arrives, a young woman whose father was regarded as a hero in the history of Botswana. Now his reputation is being called into question--was he courageous, as is widely believed, or was he merely a philanderer and opportunist? Though Mma Ramotswe initially wants to cancel her trip, she is cajoled into going by Mma Makutsi's assurances that she and Charlie have the situation well in hand. However Mma Ramotswe finds that she cannot possibly submit to the luxuries of a carefree holiday without knowing exactly what's going on at the Agency, so she asks Charlie to be her eyes and ears while she's away--failing to account for the fact that Charlie is not an altogether reliable emissary, particularly with much of his attention diverted to the challenges of a newly adopted dog. At the close of the investigation, everyone at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will confront some uncomfortable truths from their own past and learn to treat certain ordinary human failings with a large helping of charity and compassion.

About Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on November 06, 2015

A Review by Charlie (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's No. 1 Ladies' Man) Dumela Mmas and Rras. Ko Ko! The latest book about me by Rra McCall Smith has just been published so now you can read all about my adventures as a liberated, modern Botswana man. You see, I am no longer an apprentice mechani......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 28, 2021

In this 16th book in the 'No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is gently manipulated into taking a vacation by her assistant Mma Makutsi - who thinks Mma Ramotswe needs a little break. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the characters is a plus......more

Goodreads review by L.A. on October 31, 2015

I have read every book in this series and liked them all. This one was slow in places--it can seem like one is reading several advice columns in a row--but Smith has this magician's trick (see, I'm talking while something is happening over there) in which the reader realizes that with Smith's gracef......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on November 17, 2015

Thanks to the connivance of her husband, secretary, and even Charlie, the onetime apprentice mechanic turned para-secretary, Botswana’s only lady detective — probably only detective of either sex — Precious Ramotswe has been bamboozled into a two-week vacation. But Mma Ramotswe isn’t idle but a few......more

Goodreads review by Trish on November 08, 2016

I admire Alexander McCall Smith immensely, and this rating reflects my inability to keep my mind on the story. I have always listened to this series because I love the way Lisette Lecat speaks through the stories so slowly and with such clear pronunciation, accenting the English as though it is spok......more