Alexander McCall Smith

A charming collection of 40 tales from the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe and the Setswana people of Botswana demonstrates the wealth and variety of traditional African folk tales.

"In these delightful poems, Alexander McCall Smith writes about his travels, from Africa to Greece, London to Dubai, and back home to Scotland. He shares his gentle, inimitably McCall Smith-esque observations on life, love, and beauty, reminding us how deeply satisfying it can be to take in the world around us with all our senses, and with all our mind and heart"--

"Impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile, Agnes and her mother, the eccentric matriarch Lady Emily, have hopes of a different, more suitable match for Mary."--

"The Forgiveness Project is a UK-based charity that gathers individual personal narratives to demonstrate how forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict resolution can help break the cycle of violence. The Forgiveness Project's exhibition,?The F Word,? has been exhibited worldwide. In an introduction, editor Marina Cantacuzino, founder of The Forgiveness Project, explains the origins of the project and also reflects on philosophical and historical...