Nicholas ([info]nhw) wrote,
@ 2004-11-24 07:27:00
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November Books 9) The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
9) The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith

A really charming book, and I hope that the real Botswana is as friendly and laid-back as the Botswana portrayed here (I know that George Monbiot has harsher things to say about the place). This isn't really a novel, more a loosely linked series of cheerful vignettes, as if the author was doing a series of trial pieces to try out his writing skills. But all very nice, with on the whole happy endings to each of them.



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[info]sciamanna
2004-11-24 09:31 am UTC (link)
Yes, I read that last week, on L's recommendation, and agree entirely with you. I like the protagonist's attitude. L said he'd lend me the rest of the series, and I think I'll take him up on that...

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