Heather F. (AZmom875) -
Helpful Score: 2
You will love this series, yes you need to start with book one.
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Helpful Score: 1
I have really enjoyed this book series, and this one was no disappointment.
Lisa P. (FamFatale) -
A terribly engaging book - I find myself impatient for the next Botswana book released by Alexander McCall Smith
Jean S. (readmore) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 141 more book reviews
Grab a cuppa of bush tea and join Precious in another tale. The lady who runs the children's home asks the mechanic to jump out of an airplane for a fund raiser for the orphanage. Wil he do it? Will he also take the leap and marry Precious?
Jeffrey S. reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 19 more book reviews
Entertaining easy reading cleverly written, lighthearted and good at capturing some of the spirit of Africa.
Allie P. (allietx) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 15 more book reviews
Another lovely entry in this charming series. Mma Ramotswe is one of my favorite protagonists of all time.
Helen L. (htlewis) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 36 more book reviews
Precious Ramotswe is the Miss Marple of Botswana. "These are among the best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming books to appear in years." The Plain Dealer
This book is up-beat and funny. It's one of those books with characters who come alive. Life lessons are intertwined with the story. It's very light reading and enjoyable. I have read three in the series so far and each one is just as good.
Another great book in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Precious helps a woman out who's trying to decide which man to marry, and her life takes a new turn with Mr. J.L.B Matekoni, her fiance.
Donna E. (impossible) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 3352 more book reviews
Another episode in this delightful series.
JoAnne L. reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 9 more book reviews
great characters as usual, I am getting a little less enthusiatic about the series after reading five however.
Lorraine T. (mysterylover) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 318 more book reviews
Just as good as all the others in this charming series.
Donna V. (galnsearch) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 143 more book reviews
Loved this book. Precious Ramotswe is as good as she was in Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency and Tears of the Giraffe.
Ruth S. (Dixie) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 179 more book reviews
Great book!
Linda S. reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 13 more book reviews
Easy read
Judy A. (bjjudya) reviewed The Full Cupboard of Life (No 1 Ladies Detective agency, Bk 5) on + 37 more book reviews
Love all these books.
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From Publishers Weekly
Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. As fans know, though, sleuthing takes second place to folksy storytelling in McCall Smith's wry novels. This time around, Mma Ramotswe is distracted by her long-prolonged engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Gaborone's best mechanic; it seems she will never be married, despite her fiancé's honorable intentions. He installs an extra large seatbelt in her car to keep her safe (she is quite comfortable with her "traditional build," despite the new, slender fashion of modern woman), but an altercation with another mechanic and the prospect of a charity parachute jump keep his mind off matrimony. A drive for decency motivates Mma Ramotswe and her friends-among them Mma Potokwani, the imperious matron of the local orphan farm, and Mma Makutsi, assistant at the Ladies' Detective Agency and founder of the Kalahari Typing School for Men-and Smith's talent is in portraying this moral code in a manner that is always engaging. As readers will appreciate, Mma Ramotswe solves her cases-more questions of character, really, than of criminal behavior-in good time. Traditionally built ladies living in the African heat don't tend to hurry, and, at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, there's always time for another cup of tea.
Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. As fans know, though, sleuthing takes second place to folksy storytelling in McCall Smith's wry novels. This time around, Mma Ramotswe is distracted by her long-prolonged engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Gaborone's best mechanic; it seems she will never be married, despite her fiancé's honorable intentions. He installs an extra large seatbelt in her car to keep her safe (she is quite comfortable with her "traditional build," despite the new, slender fashion of modern woman), but an altercation with another mechanic and the prospect of a charity parachute jump keep his mind off matrimony. A drive for decency motivates Mma Ramotswe and her friends-among them Mma Potokwani, the imperious matron of the local orphan farm, and Mma Makutsi, assistant at the Ladies' Detective Agency and founder of the Kalahari Typing School for Men-and Smith's talent is in portraying this moral code in a manner that is always engaging. As readers will appreciate, Mma Ramotswe solves her cases-more questions of character, really, than of criminal behavior-in good time. Traditionally built ladies living in the African heat don't tend to hurry, and, at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, there's always time for another cup of tea.
Comes from an non smoking home.
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From Publishers Weekly
Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. As fans know, though, sleuthing takes second place to folksy storytelling in McCall Smith's wry novels. This time around, Mma Ramotswe is distracted by her long-prolonged engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Gaborone's best mechanic; it seems she will never be married, despite her fiancé's honorable intentions. He installs an extra large seatbelt in her car to keep her safe (she is quite comfortable with her "traditional build," despite the new, slender fashion of modern woman), but an altercation with another mechanic and the prospect of a charity parachute jump keep his mind off matrimony. A drive for decency motivates Mma Ramotswe and her friends-among them Mma Potokwani, the imperious matron of the local orphan farm, and Mma Makutsi, assistant at the Ladies' Detective Agency and founder of the Kalahari Typing School for Men-and Smith's talent is in portraying this moral code in a manner that is always engaging. As readers will appreciate, Mma Ramotswe solves her cases-more questions of character, really, than of criminal behavior-in good time. Traditionally built ladies living in the African heat don't tend to hurry, and, at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, there's always time for another cup of tea.
Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. As fans know, though, sleuthing takes second place to folksy storytelling in McCall Smith's wry novels. This time around, Mma Ramotswe is distracted by her long-prolonged engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Gaborone's best mechanic; it seems she will never be married, despite her fiancé's honorable intentions. He installs an extra large seatbelt in her car to keep her safe (she is quite comfortable with her "traditional build," despite the new, slender fashion of modern woman), but an altercation with another mechanic and the prospect of a charity parachute jump keep his mind off matrimony. A drive for decency motivates Mma Ramotswe and her friends-among them Mma Potokwani, the imperious matron of the local orphan farm, and Mma Makutsi, assistant at the Ladies' Detective Agency and founder of the Kalahari Typing School for Men-and Smith's talent is in portraying this moral code in a manner that is always engaging. As readers will appreciate, Mma Ramotswe solves her cases-more questions of character, really, than of criminal behavior-in good time. Traditionally built ladies living in the African heat don't tend to hurry, and, at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, there's always time for another cup of tea.
