The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)
by Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author: Alexander Mccall SmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-10
ISBN: 0307277461
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Anchor
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- ISBN13: 9780307277466
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Book Reviews of The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)
Book Review: Very high 4 -- so near a 5.
Summary: 4 Stars
(Note: This review comes from a gently-used previously-owned copy that is apparently the UK edition of the series. The cover is different from the one pictured here -- a leopard; the spellings are UK spellings throughout; and the original list price is given only in UK pounds.)
This is latest book in "The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency" series, but the second that I have read; I found this book immensely enjoyable.
Precious Ramotswe, the first and only lady detective in Botswana, has done it again in this gentle tale. She starts receiving anonymous threatening letters; she has a client in search of her true family; and her husband takes their disabled foster daughter to Johannesburg at great cost and high hopes for help for the daughter. The tone of this tale is gentle; one can almost imagine people gathered around a Botswanan storyteller spinning this tale.
The only fault I can possibly find with this novel is that some U. S. readers could very easily be bogged down with the mix of Botswanan and Scottish dialect that McCall Smith uses, as well as some of the repetition and continual use of people's full names (Ramotswe's husband is always referred to and addressed as "Mr J. L. B. Matekoni."). However, if you follow my suggestion of imagining the story told rather than written, these so-called "problems" can work out very well. I recommend this book.
Summary of The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)
In the latest installment of the universally beloved, bestselling series, Mma Ramotswe discovers the biggest miracles in life are often the smallest.Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights. And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come under the influence of a doctor promising a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to accept. Nonetheless, Precious Ramotswe handles these things in her usual compassionate and good-natured way, while always finding time for a cup of red bush tea.
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