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    Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
    Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
    Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
    Audiobook5 hours

    Unusual Uses for Olive Oil

    Written by Alexander McCall Smith

    Narrated by Paul Hecht

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    About this audiobook

    The best-selling author of the internationally acclaimed No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Alexander McCall Smith continues to delight audiences with the hilarious adventure Unusual Uses for Olive Oil. When colleagues take issue with von Igelfeld's bachelor status, his friend Ophelia Prinzel endeavors to find him a good woman. Soon, the professor is on the path to romance with the charming widow Frau Benz - and it seems his true worth may finally be recognized.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 26, 2012
    ISBN9781470338121
    Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
    Author

    Alexander McCall Smith

    Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the award-winning series The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and he now devotes his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the Isabel Dalhousie series. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his work has been translated into forty-six languages. Before becoming a full-time writer he was for many years Professor of Medical Law at Edinburgh.

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      It flags a bit, but by the end it's all worth it.