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008 220322s2022 nyu e 000 1 eng
010 _a 2022013773
020 _a9780593316979
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020 _a0593316975
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035 _a(OCoLC)1309045608
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049 _aNFGA
092 _aMCCALL S
_bALEXANDE
100 1 _aMcCall Smith, Alexander,
_d1948-
_eauthor.
_94750
245 1 2 _aA song of comfortable chairs /
_cAlexander McCall Smith.
250 _aFirst United States edition.
263 _a2209
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPantheon Books,
_c[2022]
300 _a228 pages ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ;
_vbk. 23
520 _a"In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe's cleverness and generosity to resolve. Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless with Mma Ramotswe's help, Phuti comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is approached by an old friend who has a troubled son. Grace and Phuti agree to lend a hand, but the boy proves difficult to reach, and the situation is more than they can handle on their own. It will require not only all of their patience and dedication, but also the help of Mma Ramotswe and the formidable Mma Potokwani in order to help the child. Faced with more than her fair share of domestic problems, Mma Makutsi deals with it all with her usual grace. That, along with the kindness, generosity, and good sense that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is known for, assure us that in the end, all these matters will be set right"--
_cProvided by publisher
600 1 0 _aRamotswe, Precious
_c(Fictitious character)
_vFiction.
650 0 _aWomen private investigators
_zBotswana
_vFiction.
_963377
650 0 _aNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization)
_vFiction.
_978131
650 0 _aOffice furniture industry
_zBotswana
_vFiction.
650 0 _aCompetition
_vFiction.
_9246008
651 0 _aBotswana
_vFiction.
_963378
655 7 _aDetective and mystery fiction.
_2lcgft
_9464
655 7 _aCozy mysteries.
_2lcgft
800 1 _aMcCall Smith, Alexander,
_d
_tNo. 1 Ladies Detective Agency ;
_vbk. 23
_9140019
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
999 _c346606
_d346606