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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841957296

RRP: £6.99

PAGES: 192

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 7, 2005

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The Girl Who Married a Lion: Folktales from Africa: Illustrated Children’s Edition

Naomi Holwill

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.

Reviews of The Girl Who Married a Lion: Folktales from Africa: Illustrated Children’s Edition

* A collection of charm and tenderness Daily Telegraph * The most entertaining read of the year Guardian * Highly amusing, intelligent, and heart-warming Scotsman * 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. Herald

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Alexander Smith

Alexander 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.