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Alexander McCall Smith - Tears of the Giraffe (2000)

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The maid glanced at her employer. "Oh, you have heard of me," she said. "I am glad that he speaks of me. I would not like to think that nobody speaks of me." "No," said Mma Ramotswe. "It is better to be spoken of than not to be spoken of. Except sometimes, that is."

Alexander McCall Smith

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Alexander McCall Smith

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Born: August 24, 1948 (age 77)
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