How can he be rescued from his folly? And as for Mma Makutsi, she has found a dancing class, and a man who may not be able to dance very well but who admires her greatly. This apprentice has found a fancy girlfriend who drives a large silver Mercedes Benz. Unfortunately, her attempts to help are interrupted by a close encounter between her tiny white van and a bicycle, and by a spectacular disagreement between her assistant, Mma Makutsi, and one of the apprentices at the garage. The Agency is busy, but Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea which is made to her by a woman who comes to her with a tale of particular misfortune. Matekoni, of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Precious Ramotswe, is now married to Mr J.L.B.
Those who have been following her exploits in five previously published novels will soon be able to savour the next instalment, in which, as usual, circumstances are never as straightforward as they seem and events take a more than unexpected turn. Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of ‘traditional build’, is well known to millions across the world through the best selling No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Mma Ramotswe has prepared the bush tea and is waiting for us to join her. In the background of all this is Botswana, a country of empty spaces and echoing skies, a country so beautiful and entrancing that it breaks your heart. Her spare time is occupied with planning the move, the d cor and her new life in a house with running water all to herself. Her entrepreneurial venture, the Kalahari Typing School for Men, is thriving and with this new income she has rented two rooms in a house. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi plucky assistant detective and deputy manager of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors garage is moving. Are these men interested in her or just her money? This may be difficult to find out, but it’s just the kind of case Mma Ramotswe likes and she is, as we know, a very intuitive lady. She has been approached by a wealthy lady to check up on several suitors. Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. For indeed he has other things on his mind particularly a frightening request involving a parachute jump made by Mma Potokwani, the persuasive matron of the orphan farm. Mma Ramotswe wonders when a wedding date will be named, but she is anxious to avoid putting pressure on her fianc. Matekoni are still engaged, but with no immediate plans to get married. FOR ALL CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS AND ENQUIRIES. Once again we are transported to Gaborone, capital city of Botswana, and into the world of Mma Ramotswe and her friends. Here is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling No. Will Precious Ramotswe s delightfully cunning and profoundly moral methods save the day? Follow the continuing story of Botswana s first lady detective in the irresistible The Kalahari Typing School for Men. It turns out that her adopted son is responsible for the dead hoopoe bird in the garden her assistant, Mma Makutsi, wants a husband and needs help with her idea to open The Kalahari Typing School for Men yet Mma Ramotswe s sexist rival has no trouble opening his Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency across town. 1 Ladies Detective Agency the only detective agency for ladies and others in Botswana is established, its founder, Precious Ramotswe, can look upon her life with pride: she’s reached her late thirties the finest age to be, has a house, two children, a good fianc Mr. Times calls thoroughly engaging and entertaining. UNDER PERSONAL MANAGEMENT.Ī beguiling mystery and lyrical novel of Africa the fourth in a series that the L.A.
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