A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson

Give this one a try if you love birdwatching, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something was lacking here. I felt like the story plodded along and took for too long getting to where it was going. That said I just didn't think this book was in the same league. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series I picked it up hoping for something just as entertaining. Wodehouse meets Alexander McCall Smith.' Being a fan of the No. ' I had high hopes for this book since the back cover says that it's 'a sort of P.G. ' gave to anne before i finished, but a lovely style of writing. Quick read, some what similar to Alexander McCall Smith, but then again not.

' Well written novel but I struggled with getting into the story initially. Plus I was introduced to many species of birds. ' This was a delightful combination of genteel satire and love story.

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Written in the sweet and gentle style of Alexander McCall Smith, this book proves you're never too old to be a fool for love.' Two gentlemen race to see who can spot the most bird species, as the winner gets to ask a certain lady to the club dance.

When Mr Malik blurts out his feelings at the club a wager is set - whoever sees the most birds in a week will ask Rose to the ball. While Mr Malik hesitantly plans how he will ask Rose to the annual Hunt Ball, flashy Harry Khan arrives in town and makes it clear that he too has Rose in his sights. Not even his friends at the Asadi Club know it, but Mr Malik is head-over-heels in love with the leader of the Tuesday-morning bird walk of the East African Ornithological Society, Rose Mbikwa. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street - except, perhaps, to comment on his carefully sculpted comb over - but beneath his unprepossessing exterior lies a warm heart and a secret passion.

A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson