Mma Ramotswe is widely known for many things; for example, everybody knows about her kindness and her taste for redbush tea and cake — she is after all traditionally built. Everybody is familiar, too, with her tiny white van, which is beginning to feel its age. Are its difficulties to be termi
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
β Scribed by Alexander Mccall Smith
- Publisher
- Anchor;Pantheon Books
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
THE NO. 1 LADIESβ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 10
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladiesβ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswanaβs premier lady detective.Β In this charming series, MmaΒ Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humorβnot to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea.
In this latest installment in the endlessly entertaining series, Precious Ramotswe faces problems both personal and professional.
The first is the potential demise of an old friend, her tiny white van. Recently, it has developed a rather troubling knock, but she dare not consult the estimable Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for fear he may condemn the vehicle.Β Meanwhile, her talented assistant Mma Makutsi is plagued by the reappearance of her nemesis, Violet Sephotho, who has taken a job at the Double Comfort Furniture store whose proprietor is none other than Phuti Radiphuti, Mma Makutsiβs fiancΓ©.Β Finally, the No. 1 Ladiesβ Detective Agency has been hired to explain the unexpected losing streak of a local football club, the Kalahari Swoopers.Β But with Mma Ramotswe on the case, it seems certain that everything will be resolved satisfactorily.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Library : General
Universes : No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency [10]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780307378101
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Precious Ramotswe uses her formidable detection talents to track down her tiny white van--sold by her estimable husband Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and stolen from its new owner--while simultaneously helping to explain the dreadful losing streak of a local football team and smoothing out a snag in Mma Makut
SUMMARY: The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoniher
SUMMARY: The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoniher