This, 13th book in the 'No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency' series, is almost a whirlwind with so many things happening to the central characters and occurring so close to home. This story has a lot of heart.
I enjoyed this, as I have enjoyed the other No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books I have read - it is slight, and the detective element is minimal to nonexistent, but the non-threatening foreignness of both characters and landscape (some of which rings bells with my two years in Africa as a child) ar...
Always a pleasure to read from this series. Quite a few things happen in this book: a mishap, a misunderstanding, a mix up, a matrimony -- a mish-mash of adventure set in the 'outback' that is Botswana.
I skipped a couple of books in the series to read this one, which a friend loaned me. It didn't really matter; the characters are consistent and the plot moves slowly, so I wasn't confused. I enjoy these books; they're good comfort reads. That said, I do get tired of McCall Smith trumpeting his view...
I loved this little book! After her dear father dies, Precious Ramotswe suddenly has enough money to do whatever she wants and so she decides to open the best (and only) Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana. Even though starting a business is not easy, slowly the cases start arriving, requiring ever...
I'll start off with the narration by [author:Lisette Lecat|291972] was fantastic. I was a little confused at first thinking this book was actually a compilation of short stories but then they were slowly woven together. So don't ignore each little segment because they are important later in the book...
Not much detection and investigation in this installment of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, but a delightful read all the same. It's always enjoyable how everything gets tied up so neatly in the end, with nothing more than the laid back (traditional) Botswanan manner of sleuthing.
I usually enjoy his books, but this one was lukewarm at best. First, I could barely tell the narrators apart. They all sounded like McCall Smith telling us about what he thinks of the world and relationships and technology; no distinct personalities. Second, I doubted the premise that 4 people in a ...
More plot and more psychology than previous volumes. This one feels like it moves the characters along, and the resolution of the dilemmas, crises, and cases is better than adequate.
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon is Alexander McCall Smith's 14th installment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. It has the same quiet grace and sense of place as the rest of the series and was a quite enjoyable read. However, the mystery elements of the novel seem a bit forced and lack ...
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