The Full Cupboard of Life

alexander mccall smith

Audio Book on Cassettes

Genres mysteryfictionafricabotswanacrimeaudiobookdetectivecozy mysterymystery thrillerhumor

0 pages, Audio Cassette

First published January 1,2003

Series

No. 1 Ladies/ Detective Agency

Literary awards

audie award,

Places

gaborone,

This edition

Format: 0 pages, Audio Cassette
Published: January 1, 2004 by Recorded Books
ISBN: 9781402550720
ASIN: 1402550723
Language: English

Characters More characters

Precious Ramotswe

a clever and generous woman who runs the only female-headed detective agency in Botswana -- possibly the only detective agency; she solves crimes based on her knowledge of human nature and hard work...
Silvia Potokwani

the matron of the orphan farm, always pestering Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for free repairs...
Charlie The Older Apprentice

a feckless girl-crazy apprentice mechanic who never seems to get final approval for his full licence...
J.l.b. Matekoni

owner of Tlokweng Speedy Motors...
Grace Makutsi

a bespectacled super secretary who rises to become Precious Ramtoswes assistant at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency; she graduated from the Botswana Secretarial College with a never-equaled 97 percent; she goes a long way from her roots in im...
Fanwell The Younger Apprentice

the kind-hearted, naïve automotive apprentice to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni...

About the author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.