How to raise an elephant / Alexander McCall Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.

Series:

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botswana--Fiction.

Botswana.

Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character)--Fiction.

Ramotswe, Precious.

Women private investigators--Botswana--Fiction.

Women private investigators.

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization)--Fiction.

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization).

Elephants--Fiction.

Elephants.

Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character).

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Cozy mysteries.

Novels.

Mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

242 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First United States edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]

Summary:

"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and therest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"-- Provided by publisher.

Precious Ramotswe loves her dependable old van. When Charlie borrows the beloved vehicle he returns it damaged. And, to make matters worse, the interior seems to have acquired an earthy smell that even Precious can't identify. Meanwhile a distant relative, Blessing, asks for help with an ailing cousin. The help requested is of a distinctly pecuniary nature, which makes both Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Makutsi suspicious. And there is no peace at home, either, as the new neighbors are airing their marital grievances rather loudly. -- adapted from jacket

"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"-- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Sequel to: To the land of long lost friends.

"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Little, Brown, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, a Hachette U.K. company, London, in 2020"--Title page verso

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Green fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- How to raise an elephant

Online version: McCall Smith, Alexander, How to raise an elephant

Online version: McCall Smith, Alexander. How to raise an elephant.

ISBN:

9781524749361

1524749362

9780593310953

0593310950

OCLC:

1136963251