Alexander McCall Smith
Hardcover | Pages: 233 pages Rating: 4.08 | 25403 Users | 1178 Reviews
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| Original Title: | In the Company of Cheerful Ladies |
| ISBN: | 0375422714 (ISBN13: 9780375422713) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6 |
| Characters: | Precious Ramotswe, Puso, Charlie the older apprentice, Mr. Polopetsi, Note Mokoti, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Motholeli, Phuti Radiphuti, Violet Sepotho, Grace Makutsi, Fanwell the younger apprentice, Mr. Radiphuti |
| Setting: | Gaborone(Botswana) |
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Mma Ramotswe's normally unshakable composure is rattled when a visitor forces her to confront a secret from her past.In the newest addition to the universally beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe finds herself overly beset by problems. She is already busier than usual at the detective agency when added to her concerns are a strange intruder in her house on Zebra Drive and the baffling appearance of a pumpkin. And then there is Mma Makutsi, who decides to treat herself to dance lessons, only to be partnered with a man who seems to have two left feet. Nor are things running quite as smoothly as they usually do at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotswe’s husband, the estimable Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is overburdened with work even before one of his apprentices runs off with a wealthy woman. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a secret from her past. . . .
All this unfolds against the sunlit background of Mma Ramotswe’s beloved homeland, Botswana–a land of empty spaces, echoing skies, and an endless supply of soothing bush tea.
Details Containing Books In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6)
| Title | : | In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6) |
| Author | : | Alexander McCall Smith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 233 pages |
| Published | : | April 19th 2005 by Pantheon (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Southern Africa. Botswana |
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Ratings: 4.08 From 25403 Users | 1178 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6)
I don't know whether the books are getting better as the series continues, or if I have simply slid into the comfort zone they create for me, with all their repetition and rambling and familiarity, but it seems to me that they are becoming more thematically focused and cohesive. This book's intertwining plots center on appearance and reality, on expectations and prejudgment and how they may obscure the truth: from the book's beginning, where Mma Ramotswe, trying to stop a crime, is taken for a
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Lots of references to the near perfect score of 97% and each one made me smile and laugh.
I love the characters of Mma Precious Ramatswe, Mma Grace Makutsi and Mr J.L.B. Matekoni and have gained appreciation for Botswana and the respectful attitudes of its traditional way of life. The books in this series have brightened my evenings.
Lovely prose, gentle clever people.
Precious Ramotswe, Botwana's No.1 Lady Detective, is usually concerned with other people's problems and mishaps. She handles these with aplomb, common sense and, sometimes a little pressure... Her usual cheerfulness is rarely put to the test. Yet, when it comes to difficulties in her own life, she is not so well prepared. She has, after all, a position to maintain and this limits her options. Mma Makutsi is her junior in the agency, which makes her unsuitable as a confidante. And Mr J.L.B.
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