The Girl Who Married A Lion Folktales From Africa
- 7 Jul 2005
- 9781841956299
- £9.99
- 192 pp
- 129×198mm
- 7 Jul 2005
- 9781841957296
- £7.99
- 144 pp
- 110×173mm
- 6 Aug 2009
- 9781847676979
- £7.99
- 192 pp
In a few words
From the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
In a few words
From the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
In a few words
From the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
A collection of charm and tenderness
The most entertaining read of the year
A collection of charm and tenderness
The most entertaining read of the year
A collection of charm and tenderness
The most entertaining read of the year
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How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tree growing out of his head?
And how can a woman have children made of wax?
The stories in this collection make these questions seem simple, everyday ones – then deftly supplies simple, everyday answers.
Surprising and humorous, these beautifully rendered tales demonstrate McCall Smith’s renowned storytelling skills.
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A girl marrying a lion? A beautiful woman who is really a leopard? A tree that can feed a family?
Let bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith whisk you off to a place where magic is ordinary and bizarre things happen everyday, in this weird, wonderful and sometimes very funny celebration of African folk tales.
More about
the book
How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tree growing out of his head?
And how can a woman have children made of wax?
The stories in this collection make these questions seem simple, everyday ones – then deftly supplies simple, everyday answers.
Surprising and humorous, these beautifully rendered tales demonstrate McCall Smith’s renowned storytelling skills.
Highly amusing, intelligent, and heart-warming
Retold in his own deceptively elegant fashion, the simple moral truths of these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome and highly rewarding.
Highly amusing, intelligent, and heart-warming
Retold in his own deceptively elegant fashion, the simple moral truths of these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome and highly rewarding.
Highly amusing, intelligent, and heart-warming
Retold in his own deceptively elegant fashion, the simple moral truths of these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome and highly rewarding.
Alexander McCall Smith
View profileAlexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK’s principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.
Alexander McCall Smith
View profileAlexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK’s principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.
Alexander McCall Smith
View profileAlexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK’s principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.
