The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built owner of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, feels that her tiny white van, which has carried her about her business with such steadfastness and reliability, should be replaced by a more modern vehicle. Precious's usually loyal husband, the wonderful Mr J. L....
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Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built owner of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, feels that her tiny white van, which has carried her about her business with such steadfastness and reliability, should be replaced by a more modern vehicle. Precious's usually loyal husband, the wonderful Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, takes a different view. Alongside day-to-day matters - such as Mma Makutsi's dowry negotiations - there are more difficult problems for Mma Ramotswe to solve. A client, who was adopted, asks her to trace her biological family. But will Mma Ramotswe's searches bring happiness or something rather different, something rather frightening?
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B005NDCT58
Publish date: 2008-06-01
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Edition language: English
Series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (#9)
Ramotswe is one interesting character. Tough, caring, intelligent and humorous. While this story is not what I expected, I still overall enjoyed it. The cultural change was an interesting viewpoint. And there is a distinct voice to this story.However, it was not what I was expecting. I wanted m...
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...
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.
bookshelves: re-read, adventure, lifestyles-deathstyles, play-dramatisation, women, african-continent, mystery-thriller, winter20092010, afr-botswana Read in November, 2009 ** spoiler alert ** Based in Botswana, owner and founder Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary. ht...
11 years ago
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