Brilliant! Another wonderful book in the Ladies' Detective Agency Series!

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	• Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 7) Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2007 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 99 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Worthy to read

Ever since I have read Alexander McCall Smith's books about Mma Ramotswe, I have become a big enthusiast. It is the simplicity of the plot which makes it addictive to read. Simple but it touches your heart. It tells about ordinary things that happen to us everyday. Let's take for example the concept of shopping. I recognized myself in that. I find it very funny how threatened the fiance of Mma Makutsi became when she answered, "Yes, I am a feminist. Who isn't these days?" I also like how the writer call Mma Ramotswe's physical attribute as "traditionally built". I find it funny too how Mma Makutsi justifies why she bought the blue shoes. She was walking weird and she claims that since it's new, she is breaking it. And some pairs would never be broken in, thought Mma Ramotswe. That's really true! I missed though the 2 adopted children, Puso and Matholeli. I hope they get a part in the next book. I am looking forward to the writer's next book. Eagerly and patiently waiting for the next stories to come!

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Gentle, loving stories

The No. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY is a very special series. Alexander McCall Smith clearly has a deep affection and understanding of the people of that part of the world, and he writes in a way that brings the people and the land alive.

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No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

This entire set of books was a delight to read. They showed that people are the same, regardless of ethnicity or culture. During the course of reading these books, I learned a great deal about Botswana and its culture, history and people. The books were well written, interesting, and easy reading. Once I got started, I read the entire set in a few days. I can hardly wait for the movie to be released. I would certainly recommend the entire set to anyone wanting to learn about people in general, Botswana in particular, and African culture.

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Brilliant! Another wonderful book in the Ladies' Detective Agency Series!

If you've enjoyed all of the other books in the series, then you should enjoy this one too!! I just love this series. Set in Botswana, Alexander McCall Smith writes so superbly, enabling the reader to cross continents and be right there in Gabarone with Mma Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi and Mr J.L.P. Matekoni. With touches of understated comic irony, this series are just a delightful light-hearted read. Watch out for the moral elements - Mma Ramotswe spends a lot of her time philosophising on life, and the good old days in particular when morals were better, young people were more polite and there was more respect in society... but her moments of reflection just add to the charm of these novels!

In this, the 7th in the series, life is finally becoming a little more settled for Mma Ramotswe. She is now happily married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni (proprietor of the respected local garage "Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors"), between them forstering two children from the local orphanage. Her detective agency business is now respected and established and her assistant Mma Makutsi has finally found herself a suitable suitor / fiance! (although she still can't resist a new pair of shoes!!). However, Mma Ramotswe allows doubts to creep in regarding her traditionally built figure... perhaps she should start a diet? And some strange events require investigating... possible withcraft, a case of blackmail.

If you're new to the series, I recommend you start with the first book, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency".

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From universally beloved author Alexander McCall Smith, comes this seventh installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies? Detective Agency series featuring Botswana?s best-loved detective.
Life is good for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve to solve people?s problems, heal their misfortunes, and untangle the mysteries that make life interesting. And life is never dull on Tlokweng Road. A new and rather too brusque advice columnist is appearing in the local paper. Then, a cobra is found in the offices of the No. 1 Ladies? Detective Agency. Recently, the Mokolodi Game Preserve manager feels an infectious fear spreading among his workers, and a local doctor may be falsifying blood pressure readings. To further complicate matters, Grace Makutsi may have scared off her own fiancé. Mma Ramotswe, however, is always up to the challenge. And Blue Shoes and Happiness will not fail to entertain Alexander McCall Smith?s oldest fans and newest converts with its great wit, charm, and great good will.

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