Alexander McCall Smith

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May 28, 20157:45Music

Author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series, Alexander McCall Smith, talks to Sean Rafferty at the Hay Festival about his recent book The Novel Habits of Happiness, and about winning a pig as a prize for his lates...

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