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008			220322s2022 nyu e 000 1 eng
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050	0	0	_aPR6063.C326 _bS66 2022
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100	1		_aMcCall Smith, Alexander, _d1948- _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA song of comfortable chairs /
264		1	_aNew York : _bPantheon Books, _c2022.
300			_a228 pages ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ; _v23
520			_a"In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe's cleverness and generosity to resolve. Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless with Mma Ramotswe's help, Phtui comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is approached by an old friend who has a troubled son. Grace and Phuti agree to lend a hand, but the boy proves difficult to reach, and the situation is more than they can handle on their own. It will require not only all of their patience and dedication, but also the help of Mma Ramotswe and the formidable Mma Potokwani in order to help the child. Faced with more than her fair share of domestic problems, Mma Makutsi deals with it all with her usual grace. That, along with the kindness, generosity, and good sense that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is known for, assure us that in the end, all these matters will be set right"--
600	1	0	_aRamotswe, Precious _c(Fictitious character) _vFiction. _928547
650		0	_aWomen private investigators _zBotswana _vFiction.
650		0	_aNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) _vFiction.
650		0	_aOffice furniture industry _zBotswana _vFiction. _9125697
650		0	_aCompetition _vFiction.
651		0	_aBotswana _vFiction.
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2fast
655		7	_aFiction. _2fast
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2lcgft
655		7	_aCozy mysteries. _2lcgft _9105373
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMcCall Smith, Alexander. _tSong of comfortable chairs. _dNew York : Pantheon Books, 2022 _z9780593316986 _w(DLC) 2022013774
800	1		_aMcCall Smith, Alexander, _d1948- _tNo. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; _v23.
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