TEATIME FOR 'NO. 1' FANS DETECTIVE-SERIES AUTHOR MCCALL SMITH SERVES SIMPLE FARE.(Spotlight)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: September 20, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Clayton Moore, Special to the News

It's the little things that matter most to Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

"I believe in the great possibilities in the small events of everyday life. . . . The little rituals of this life - having tea with another person, these social niceties - are actually the cement in our lives. These little concerns are what life is about and what brings us together."

None of this would come as a surprise to his growing legion of fans. His novels are full of his insightful but ...

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