Glorious short stories from international bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, in a collection written especially for World Book Day.

There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom and good sense to face life s problems and mysteries. Mma Ramotswe, owner of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the country s star goalkeeper isn t saving goals. Georgina turns her rudeness into a virtue when she opens a successful hotel. Italian shop-keeper Fabrizia shows her bravery when her husband betrays her. And in Suffolk during the Second World War, gentle La proves that music really can make a difference.
With his trademark gift for storytelling, Alexander McCall Smith brings us five tales of love, heartbreak, hope and the cleverness of ladies

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