Customer Reviews
My Favourite So Far! - By: Tamianne, 27 Jun 2008 
I reallly enjoyed this book & I don't know whether the author's sense of humour has grown on me or whether this book was particulary funny, but I found myself laughing a lot. I particularly loved the mental image of Mma Makutsi as a "warthog with glasses, wearing green shoes with blue linings", as thought up by Mma Ramotswe.
This is a real "feel good" book & there's so much that's good about it - the humour, the very full characters, the philosphising & the description of the Botswanan landscape & its people.
Undemanding - By: Nicholas Whyte, 19 Mar 2008 
An enjoyable book. Not a lot actuallly happens; by the end of the book almost everyone is pretty much back where they started, but older, wiser & perhaps even a little happier. A gentle, undemanding narrative, with some nice moments of character observation.
Mama Ramotswe to the rescue! - By: Spinning Jenny, 17 Feb 2007 Alexander McCalll Smith is excellent & the whole series of books is wonderful. This isn't as good as the first, although if you love an off-beat, well-told tale then you could do a lot worse than read this. It's good 'loo-reading' (and I mean that in the nicest possible way). Apparently he can write 1000 words an hour, which is more words than most people use in the same space of time. I think that is why the plots hang together so well - there is a good sense of continuity.
A wonderful experience, as always - By: Cloggie Downunder, 27 May 2006 Adjoa Andoh does the text justice. Her voice makes the wonderful words of Alexander McCalll Smith truly come to life. It is a delight to have this story read to you. Sit back & enjoy.
As charming as the rest - By: Hugh Sutherland, 05 Apr 2006 One of the most delightfully charming series of books around. Heartwarming characters & a beautiful depiction of life in Botswana.
It's always a wonderful feeling visiting these characters, both familiar & comforting & catching up with their lives. This is truly one of the best in the series, though it is hard to choose. Full of humour, morals from another land & a bit of detective work too, you'd be hard pushed to find a better series of books with such endearing characters.
