The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Another exquisite surprise. Don't be put off by the genre: this is not a chewing-gum whodunnit. It's a gently meandering tale of hope and joy and hardship and wisdom set in an environment that, to most of us, is as foreign as Mars. McCall Smith writes richly, vividly. The reader on this audio CD is engaging. I never intended to read or listen to this... but I trusted a friend's recommendation and I'm glad I did.