His sturdy heroine, Precious Ramotswe, exudes a simple wisdom so engaging that it is difficult to put down the books about her.
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1 Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith could put the entire self-help shelf out of business. Our reviewer was so entertained, she bought the rest of the series!” - Marie Claire The pleasure of the novel lies in its simplicity." - The Independent (London) harks back to a more tranquil age, where gentle ironies and strict proprieties prevail. give voice to the life and work, sorrows and joys, of the only lady detective in Gaborone, Botswana. Read it and you will find yourself very much like Botswanans on happy occasions: ululating with pleasure.” - Dallas Morning News
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“ The Full Cupboard of Life is a treasure of wit and wisdom. “What makes the stories so charming is their vivid sense of place.” - W ?magazine It is, all told, a book about the rich stock of experiences that make a full life, and the human vagaries involved in living." - Houston Chronicle "Warm, witty and filled with cultural aphorisms, a good-hearted book.
McCall Smith's unique voice, with its African rhythms, elegant, formal turns of phrase and subtle humor. Mma Ramotswe, her able assistant Mma Makutsi and her fianc?, Mr. The relentless warmth, generosity, cheerfulness, and simple wisdom of the heroine are guaranteed to charm you." - The New York Sun Up to the high standard established with the first book and each succeeding one. a treasure of a writer whose books deserve immediate devouring." - The Guardian (London) "Witty, elegant, compassionate and exotic. We share a mug of bush tea with them, and sit together under the shade of a jacaranda." - The Christian Science-Monitor We become caught up in the lives of these gentle Botswanans. "Today, when most books about Africa describe hardship, Alexander McCall Smith brings us further glimpses of Mma Precious Ramotswe and her friends that refresh our souls. His gift for effortless description of dusty, sun-baked Africa is undiminished.” - The Seattle Times " prose is gentle, easing the reader through Ramotswe's world of crimes of virtue and social misdemeanors." - Time
Not so much conventional mysteries, these novels are gentle probes into the mysteries of human nature.” - Newsday dependent on small gestures redolent with meaning and main characters blessed with pleasing personalities. and enjoy a plot even more inventive than the earlier ones.” - People It’s hard to conceive of any reader not being just as eager to find out as she is.” - The Wall Street Journal “The greatest mystery in this witty and charming book is whether Mma Ramotswe will succeed in getting her fiance to name a date for their long-anticipated wedding. everyday revelations.” - San Francisco Chronicle There is a simplicity and lyricism in language that brings out the profound importance of. An engaging read.” - Entertainment Weekly “Brims with the same old-fashioned charm as its lovely predecessors. his readers to escape into a world of simple, picturesque pleasures and upstanding virtues." - The New York Times Book Review 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency received two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.“Utterly enchanting.” - Chicago Sun-Times
But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1įans around the world adore the best-selling No.
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