The stories in this book show the versatility of the authors and their excellent skills, From science fiction to fantasy to crime and thrillers short stories in english for beginners will make learning english easy and enjoyable, Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy these stories will entertain you, Also at the same time allowing you to benefit from an improved range of vocabulary and a better grasp of the language without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated, Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally in a stress free way
- ISBN 13
- 9780349116754
- ISBN 10
- 034911675X
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Book Description
- The first book in the beloved no. 1 ladies' detective agency series wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to precious ramotswe, botswana's only - and finest - female private detective.her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly miss marple, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention mr j. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of tlokweng road speedy motors. And precious is going to need them all as she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger . . .delightfully different, the no.1 ladies' detective agency offers a captivating glimpse of an unusual world.
- Editorial Review
- * 'Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight - it just bubbles out of him' SUNDAY HERALD * 'Indeed, the effort involved would have been justified by just one of them, THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY' Gerald Kaufman, Chairman of the 1999 BOOKER Prize Jury * 'A rare pleasure' DAILY TELEGRAPH *
- About the Author
- ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. His collection of African stories,CHILDREN OF WAX, received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.
- What's In The Box
- 1 x book
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
- Author
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Edition Number
- New Edition
- Publication Date
- 05/06/2004
- Number of Pages
- 240
