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A Review by V.S. (Violet Sepotho) Back at the Botswana Secretarial College, where I distinguished myself in the middle of the class, I met a young woman with large spectacles from Bobonong. Well, that lady has an annoying habit of appearing in all the books Rra McCall Smith has written about me. That Leggi tutto

4 stars for a pleasant cozy mystery, set in Botswana, Africa. This is number 15 in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.. It can be read as a standalone, but there are references to previous incidents. This book is full of gentle wisdom in dealing with problems presented to Charlie, apprentice mechanic, Leggi tutto

You know they say an addict has to reach rock bottom and really want to be cured before he can be rehabilitated? Well I'm there, Lord I'm there, Rescue Me. I've done it before. I gave up donating to the Lifetime Fund of Jodi Picoult, formulaic writer of books that made her ever richer and ever more

3.5 stars In this 15th book in the 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, Mma Ramotswe deals with several problems in her usual wise fashion. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** As the story opens Mma Precious Ramotswe has made her assistant, Mma Grace Makutsi - now happily married with a ne Leggi tutto

This is one of my all time favourite series and I am always delighted when a new one comes out. They are light easy reading but always totally delightful and the characters feel just like family. In this book Mma Ramotswe attempts to solve an unusual case while Mma Makutsi sets herself up in the res Leggi tutto

Fourth read: So I've read this one twice this year! I need a new series to fall back on for comfort reads, I guess. But I'll be surprised if I don't read these books again and again. They always make me smile, no matter what. I just love these characters. Third read: Wow, so I've read this book once Leggi tutto

We are back in Botswana, that sunny country where apparently anyone will happily give you a glass of water or take the time to stop and ponder life's little questions. Alexander McCall Smith's books are stuck in a timewarp, a blissful bubble where nothing is so dire that it can't be resolved with a

Botswana’s only lady detective — actually the only detective of either sex — Precious Ramotswe, returns in The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Café to the delight of longtime fans of Alexander McCall Smith ’s coziest of cozy mysteries. In this book, the 15th in the series that began with The No. 1 Ladies' Dete Leggi tutto

Another delightful episode in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. What makes it so delightful is the way the characters keep developing and changing in this series and the different ways in which they tackle everyday problems and situations depending on their personalities. In this volume, Cha Leggi tutto

What a great way to start the New Year by reading the new book in one of my favorite series, The Number One Ladies Detective Agency. This is such a feel good series and who doesn't love Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built owner of the agency? This new addition features her prickly assistant,