As the countdown to Mma Makutsi's wedding begins, all is not as it should be at the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. In anticipation of so long-awaited a celebration, upsets and obstacles are to be expected. But not, perhaps, in such numbers.
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"McCall Smith has great fondness for Botswana and paints a loving portrait of this peaceful, prosperous, and progressive country. . . . Wise and graceful."
—Booklist
"Charming and hilarious. . . . In its own way, McCall Smith’s world is as stylized and hermetic as those created by P.G. Wodehouse or Damon Runyon—a sweet and timeless bubble with its own morality, language and customs. Entering it can be a source of great comfort in these uncertain times."
—The Seattle Times
"You’ll never get through the wedding with dry eyes."
—Kirkus Reviews
"[McCall Smith] again makes the sublime look easy…. [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people’s lives, and his empathetic lead has one of the biggest hearts in modern literature. Even newcomers will quickly be drawn into Mma Ramotswe’s unconventional approach to investigations and rapidly feel that they are with old friends."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This is Mr. McCall Smith at his benevolent best, preaching the most gentle of philosophies and obviously recalling with affection his own memories of Botswana and his years there."
—The Washington Times
“Utterly charming and compulsively readable.”
—Newsweek
“Kindness is paramount . . . Consistently satisfying . . . Genial [and] comforting.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Endearing, amusing . . . Sparkles with African sunshine and wit.”
—The Dallas Morning News
“Irresistible.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Charming, warmly affecting . . . As comfy cozy as can be.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The pleasure of these sweet books lies in the clarity and gravity with which the characters reason through everyday dilemmas.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“The best, most charming, honest, hilarious and life-affirming books to appear in years.”
—The Plain Dealer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
—Booklist
"Charming and hilarious. . . . In its own way, McCall Smith’s world is as stylized and hermetic as those created by P.G. Wodehouse or Damon Runyon—a sweet and timeless bubble with its own morality, language and customs. Entering it can be a source of great comfort in these uncertain times."
—The Seattle Times
"You’ll never get through the wedding with dry eyes."
—Kirkus Reviews
"[McCall Smith] again makes the sublime look easy…. [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people’s lives, and his empathetic lead has one of the biggest hearts in modern literature. Even newcomers will quickly be drawn into Mma Ramotswe’s unconventional approach to investigations and rapidly feel that they are with old friends."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This is Mr. McCall Smith at his benevolent best, preaching the most gentle of philosophies and obviously recalling with affection his own memories of Botswana and his years there."
—The Washington Times
“Utterly charming and compulsively readable.”
—Newsweek
“Kindness is paramount . . . Consistently satisfying . . . Genial [and] comforting.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Endearing, amusing . . . Sparkles with African sunshine and wit.”
—The Dallas Morning News
“Irresistible.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Charming, warmly affecting . . . As comfy cozy as can be.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The pleasure of these sweet books lies in the clarity and gravity with which the characters reason through everyday dilemmas.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“The best, most charming, honest, hilarious and life-affirming books to appear in years.”
—The Plain Dealer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-five languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." -- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NKJV)
In this delightful series, the best books are filled with examples of love and kindness in which there is no self-seeking. Over time, the stories gradually drifted into lots of satire into the foolishness of those who chase after modern ways and material success. This book brings the series back to its roots as Mma Precious Ramotswe deals with love from many different angles: loving a neighbor, the love of men and women for one another, love between parents and children, the dangers of lusting after the opposite sex and beautiful things, and the joys of being contented with the simple things in life. As each aspect of the story unfolds, there's a heartwarming grace to the development that will leave you feeling a gentle kindness enveloping you.
Still, there are many humorous moments to bring a smile to your face and an occasional chuckle: Mma Makutsi trying to hide a foolish mistake, seeking to blunt Violet Sephotho's ambition from taking on a new dimension, "ghost" appearances of a white van, and Mma Ramotswe finding it difficult to sort out the truth in a situation where several people are lying.
I felt uplifted by and grateful for having the opportunity to read this gentle book.
Bravo!
In this delightful series, the best books are filled with examples of love and kindness in which there is no self-seeking. Over time, the stories gradually drifted into lots of satire into the foolishness of those who chase after modern ways and material success. This book brings the series back to its roots as Mma Precious Ramotswe deals with love from many different angles: loving a neighbor, the love of men and women for one another, love between parents and children, the dangers of lusting after the opposite sex and beautiful things, and the joys of being contented with the simple things in life. As each aspect of the story unfolds, there's a heartwarming grace to the development that will leave you feeling a gentle kindness enveloping you.
Still, there are many humorous moments to bring a smile to your face and an occasional chuckle: Mma Makutsi trying to hide a foolish mistake, seeking to blunt Violet Sephotho's ambition from taking on a new dimension, "ghost" appearances of a white van, and Mma Ramotswe finding it difficult to sort out the truth in a situation where several people are lying.
I felt uplifted by and grateful for having the opportunity to read this gentle book.
Bravo!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Brenmarr
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have loved this series since it began, I also recommend the film, and though I enjoyed this book immensely, I am finding that the author is writing less new material and filling some of the pages with recaps of Precious life before the current book. I do understand some people may not have read a previous book but this is repetitious. I'd rather he would wait for an additional 6 months from th eonce a year publishing and give us a real story worth the cost of the book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Carolyn
Format:Audio CD
Alexander McCall Smith never ceases to delight and intrigue with his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series.I have read all the novels in this series and always wait impatiently for the next one to be published.If you want a good story and deft character development with no gratuitous sex and violence this is the author to read.
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