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The Miracle at Speedy Motors: The New Novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
by: Alexander Mccall Smith

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780375424489
ISBN: 0375424482
Label: Pantheon
Manufacturer: Pantheon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Studio: Pantheon
Sales Rank: 976

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best--helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life.

Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know her real name of whether any members of her family are now living. Meanwhile, Phuti Radiphuti has bought Mma Makutsi a glorious new bed. Unfortunately, it will inadvertently cause her several sleepless nights. And life is no less complicated at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--Mma Ramotswe's estimable husband--has fallen under the sway of a doctor who has promised a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to believe. But Precious Ramotswe deals with these difficulties with her usual grace and good humor, and in the end discovers that the biggest miracles in life are often the small ones.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Of Human Dignity
These books by McCall Smith are those that I read when the world gets me down. I love Mme Ramotswe, her ability to find the good in people and positive in situations. She loves her country (Botswana), her husband, and her children. As a "traditional" woman, she is unfettered by her bulk, enjoying the bright patterns of her native land. Although the plots are often skimpy, the people are delightful, and I love reading about an African nation that has a democratic government and healthy children.

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- Endearing
This is the next little episode in the series of books, set in Botswana, and starring Mma Precious Ramotswe. It's difficult to explain to people who haven't met Mma Ramotswe just how these simple tales affect the reader and draw one into such a feeling of closeness and affection that one has for this big hearted, kind and lovable lady who describes herself as being of "traditional build" for an African lady. Mma's assistant Private Detective at the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, Grace Kakutsi, is engeged to marry the owner of a prosperous store and is thrilled when he buys a bed for them to use after their marriage. It's a huge bed with a headboard made of red velvet in the shape of a heart. Grace is unable to even get it into her tiny house and so leaves it outside until other arrangements ... Read More

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- Another hit for Alexander McCall Smith
This is another hit for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana, Africa. The book flows smoothly and is enjoyable to read. I could not put it down. Charming, as always. I have learned a lot about African life and different kinds of tea from this series.

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- One of the better of the series
Some of these books feel as if the author has turned the crank on his machine and produced the requisite 200 pages. Here we find the humor and the good hearted relationships established in the first of the series. Many of the small characters are given bigger roles here and actually a significant part of the story: Mr. Polopetsi has an important role and even Charlie's obsession with women turns to good stead.

Even though each of the children has an important event, the main family is still stiff and formal -- addressing each by formal names, while Mma Makutsi and her fiancé use their first names. Even though Mma Ramotswe finally refers to herself as "Mommy" in trying to comfort her adopted son, that never recurs. And you never forget they're adopted.

The main ... Read More

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- Best in series
I have read and loved the entire series of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency. That said this one is my favorite. Each book in the series is a mini vacation to a simpler more innocent time in the beautiful African setting. Of all of the qualities that make this series so enjoyable, I think Alexander McCall Smith has captured them best in this book.I don't want this journey to end.

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