Morality for Beautiful Girls: More from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith and Lisette Lecat

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Morality for Beautiful Girls: More from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Publisher: Recorded Books (April 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1402543689

ISBN-13: 978-1402543685

Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces ()

Review
'Forget the library - the body is in the mud hut. An African Marple created by a Scottish law lecturer' Stephen McGinty, S. TIMES * 'This is art that conceals art. I haven't read anything with such unalloyed pleasure for a long time' Anthony Daniels, S. TEL. * 'Highly amusing, intelligent and heart-warming' SCOTLAND ON S. * 'McCall Smith is a natural born storyteller, filling his prose with rhythm and repetition...Charming, quirky and timeless' SCOT. ON S.

This third in the 'Botswana' series finds Precious Ramotswe beset by problems. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency has a dwindling number of clients, and her fiance, Mr J.L.B.Matekoni, has become puzzlingly morose and even more monosyllabic than usual. But there is a bright side. During his absence on sick-leave Mma Ramotswe and her over-qualified assistant, Mma Makutsi, abandon their expensively-rented accommodation and move into the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors office, which enables them to save money - and keep an eye on the two feckless apprentices. The move is highly successful. Suddenly business becomes brisker. Both ladies are kept busy handling inquiries requiring both delicacy and sagacity; and the perfect 'treatment' is found for Mr J.L.B.Matekoni's depression. As always, the story is told with the author's customary gentle humour, heart-warming wisdom - and in his usual elegant prose, which is always a pleasure to read. A 'taster' for the next volume: 'The Kalahari Typing School for Men' follows the main story. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review
“The Miss Marple of Botswana.” –The New York Times Book Review

“I was enchanted by the character of Precious Ramotswe and the sly humor of Alexander McCall Smith’s writing, his deft evocation of a culture.” –Anthony Minghella

“Thoroughly engaging and entertaining.” –Los Angeles Times

From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Morality for Beautiful Girls (Paperback) Oh, how I'm enjoying the continuing series in the story of Mma. Ramotswe, owner of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana, Africa! I love this strong African woman who is proud of who and what she is and where she is from and I'm highly entertained by the clients and other characters that she comes across. "We help people with the problems in their lives. We are not here to solve crimes," Mma. Ramotswe tells one client. Not your average detective, she and her staff of one (Mma. Makutsi, her secretary turned-assistant detective) help people from different backgrounds with varied problems. Mma. Ramotswe even has a personal problem to resolve when her fiancée (Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors) starts acting in a strange manner without warning or reasoning. I like the way the author brings out the close relationship between Mma. Ramotswe and Mr. Matekoni. The couple chooses to address each other formally but it is done in the context of respect, affection and love. The mannerisms and dialog between the other characters show the reader some of the cultural nuances in that part of the world. The issue of morality -- how people treat each other, forgiveness, helping others -- comes up as the detectives work. On a job assignment, Mma. Makutsi goes in search of a beautiful girl with morals for a beauty pageant(hence the title). Mma. Ramotswe wrestles with the idea of whether some of her methods of detective work are moral. Set to a vivid background of the dry but beautiful land of Botswana with its great Braham bulls and colorful people, Alexander McCall Smith describes scenes that remind me of the picturesque movies like OUT OF AFRICA and I DREAMED OF AFRICA. MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS is another fun book to read. Fafa Demasio

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