by Alexander McCall Smith · Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780748662739
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In 'Tears of the Giraffe', Precious Ramotswe, the owner of Botswana's only ladies' detective agency, faces new challenges. She must resolve the anguish of a mother whose son was lost on the African plains. In addition, she prepares for her imminent marriage to the gentleman J.L.B. Matekoni, promotes her secretary to assistant detective, and welcomes new members to the Matekoni family. This novel, full of humor and charm, immerses us in the life of Precious as she balances her professional and personal responsibilities in the heart of Africa.
Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833.
