The Full Cupboard of Life
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Book #5
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
Description
New York Times best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith's critically acclaimed No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues in this engaging book that won the first ever Saga Award for Wit, given to the wittiest British book of the year. Mma Ramotswe has been engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for quite some time, yet still they have no wedding date. And now Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has other things on his mind. He has been tricked into performing a parachute jump to benefit charity. The cupboard of life is full indeed in this charming, gently funny novel.
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No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series
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By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
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By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
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By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Abridged: No
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Abridged: No
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