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Thursday, January 05, 2006

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency


Alexander McCall Smith Anchor Books 2002 235pp PB

“Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill.”

This was lent to me by the lovely book-lending sister and it was given to her by her American Grandmother-in-law. I had heard much of the series – very famous by now and was interested to read it.
It really is quite charming, I can’t say that it has a lot new to say about the world, but our heroine Mma Ramotswe is strong and resourceful and solves crimes in a highly satisfactory manner.
Always good to read some fiction without dragons in it, I say.

It was stupidly hot here on Monday so I took the children to the pool. I read this book while I was there – in between the ‘ma look at me do this double back flip tricky with a flying squirrel move’. I had to take something entertaining to read because my heart just STOPs – STOPS I tell you – every time one of them puts their head under the water. Every.Time.

It was lovely. Enjoy

- posted by FuschiaReads @ 3:45 PM

Comments:

It is very cute, easy and charming.
Must take kids swimming next time ;)

# posted by Blogger Cozalcoatl : 10:44 AM  

that would be cool - then Soph could go in the big pool. she would be so happy. and I could nap. we all win

# posted by Blogger FuschiaReads : 11:22 AM  

I had to give up reading something absorbing at the pool because one day I looked up -- after what I thought was only seconds -- to find a perfect stranger rescuing my child from tangling himself up in his swimmers underwater! I felt like the slackest mother in the world, but my son assures me he doesn't hold any hard feelings. Nevertheless, I now restrict myself to something chopped into small pieces, like Who magazine.

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# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 12:57 PM  

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