• Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
  • By: Alexander McCall Smith
  • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
  • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,438 ratings)

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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Publisher's summary

The 10th entry in the internationally best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series finds Precious Ramotswe investigating a mystery that hits close to home.

When she asks her dependable husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, to fix her tiny white van, Precious fears he might just sell the vehicle and buy her something more modern. And so he does. But this will not do. So Precious tries to track her beloved van down - and learns it has already been stolen from its new owner.

Listen to the other titles in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
©2009 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

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"A literary confection of gossamer deliciousness....There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from these books." ( The New York Times Book Review)

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Wonderful light-hearted

Tea Time for the traditionally built is a light-hearted wonderful tale! McCall Smith has an insightful view of people and expresses this masterfully.
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The narrator does an excellent job!

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The smell of rain

Another beautiful and meaningful story from AMcS. I love them all.Wish I could go to Botswana and meet other traditionally built women.

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Another wonderful tale, expertly narrated

I love listening to the books in this series via earbuds as I get my walking done. The time passes pleasantly as I follow the plot and characters. This book expands on past characters and their impact on the principals of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency including founder Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi.

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the ladies detective agency is number 1

once again alexander mccall smith does not disappoint. i believe this is number 10 in the detective agency series and i have enjoyed it as much as all the rest. the narration is fabulous and the story flows so smoothly.. light easy summertime listening. the tiny white van? the husband stealer? it's all here.

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Not One of His Best, But Still Enjoyable

I adore these characters and enjoy sharing their world vicariously, even when the novel falls short of McCall Smith's usual standard, as this one does. Let's hope the next book in the series, The Double Comfort Safari Club, will mark a return to the charm that first hooked me and so many other readers.

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Light entertaining read

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I love the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Lizette LeCarr does a good job. This story had a dramatic event with an outcome I didn't quite expect. Thoroughly enjoyed!

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Time for Tea

As always, a delightful telling of the stories of the lovely ladies of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency and their family and friends. Beautifully written and narrated. Brew a cup of tea and settle in for a wonderful time.

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ANOTHER GRAND ADVENTURE!

It's always a treat to return to Botswana with Mme. & the familiar characters. It's just like coming home to family, to that comfortable place where one rests peacefully, reassuringly, knowing all will be well, with the conviction of the simple innocence wrapped up within a child's heart, untethered by the binding concerns of a complicated and oft times corrupted world, breathing easily, taking in the mindset of a better, gentler, more human time when people thought better of each other and of themselves.

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Never a disappointment

I am fearful of the day I run out of this series! The calm predictability of a story in an unknown places such a good distraction from our crazy world.

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Lovely as always

Another delightful installment in the series. I've enjoyed them all. These books are always very benign entertainment as long as you don't expect deep, life-changing stuff. Sit back, relax and meander through another world.

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