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w w w .in s id e h a lto n .c o m | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, N o v e m b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 7 | 16 Marta Marychuk Reporter mmarychuk@oakvillebeaver.com Artscene "Connected to your Community" Celebrated British writer makes stop in Oakville by Marta Marychuk Oakville Beaver Staff More than 2 0 0 people were at Oakville Town Hall on Nov. 7 to listen to a presenta tion from Alexander McCall Smith, author of the internationally-known The No. 1 La dies' Detective Agency series. The event was part of the In Conversa tion W ith ... speaker series providing resi dents with an opportunity to ask questions and meet some of Canada' s top influencers and authors. McCall Smith is also professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edin burgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies con cerned with bioethics. "Never have m y friends and I attended a more witty and delightful author' s presenta tion talking about his books," said Oakville resident Rose Demmer. People who came out to hear McCall Smith speak also received a copy of his lat est book: The House of Unexpected Sisters free with the price of admission. For many years, McCall Smith was a pro fessor of medical law and worked in uni versities in the United Kingdom and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction. He has written and contributed to more than 100 books including specialist aca demic titles, short story collections and a number of immensely-popular children's Alexander McCall Smith, author of the internationally-known The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, stopped in Oakville on Nov. 7 as part of the In Conversation W ith... speaker series. | Rose Demmer photo books. But it wasn't until the publication of the highly successful series that McCall Smith became a household name. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series has now sold more than 2 0 million copies in the English language alone. His various series of books have been translated into 4 6 languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. In addition to the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, McCall Smith has written a number of stand-alone novels, including The Forever Girl, Fatty O'Leary' s Dinner Party and Chance Developments. McCall Smith has received numerous awards for his writing and holds 12 honou rary doctorates from universities in Europe and North America. In 2 0 0 7 he received a CBE for services to literature and in 2011 was honoured by the president of Botswana for services through literature to the country. In 2015 he received the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction. The event was presented by The Oakville Centre, Oakville Public Library, A Different Drummer Books and associate sponsor Muratab Shah, from Sunlife Financial. l GRAND OPENING EN HOUSE 2 4 9 5 O ld B ro n te R o ad , O akville © @ o owmm iMi · · · · Tree/Shrub R em o v a l Tree / Shrub Pruning S tum p R em oval D eep Root F e rtilia tio · Dead Ash R em oval · Tree Spraying · 24 HOUR E m Tree S ervice SUNDAY, NOV. 26 FROM 11AM - 2PM M e e t T h e Teachers · T o u r T h e C e n tre · L e a rn A b o u t T h e P ro g ra m s Enjoy some snacks and desserts with us All new enrollments on or before Nov 26 will receive 2 0 % off their first month Current and new families will receive an extra 1 0 % off their first month per enrolled referral All brand-new furniture Limited spaces available ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST ® T A B © ® @ d 8 S a -@ 2 2 1 B rn o f f i n g a a n B © ® @ - @ 3 4 T R 0 E ( 8 7 3 3 ) 1 www. townetrees .com FALL S P E C IA L A n y tr e e c a r e s e r v ic e I H ST! 1 www.preciouspearls.ca to w n e tre e s I w ** One coupon per customer. Valid only with this coupon. Not valid with any other special offer. This coupon has no cash value. Limited one time offer. ^PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE -1