The
Miracle at Speedy Motors
No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Mystery, #9
by Alexander McCall Smith
Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies
Detective Agency needs little introduction, as a worldwide publishing
phenomenon that has been translated into forty-two languages. In
the ninth book in the series Mma Ramotswe receives poison pen letters,
a woman wishes to find her family and a doctor holds out hope for
a miracle with wheelchair-bound Motholeli.
But of course the book is about much more than that. It is a celebration
of the good things in life that make life worth living, of the rains
that come after a long dry season, the joy of friends, of drinking
tea, of good solutions to bad problems. This is one of the rare
books that, despite there being tears amongst the laughter, reaffirms
the fact that it is good to be alive, and makes me at least start
counting my own blessings. Too many novels concentrate on the darker
side of life and get praised for their grittiness and realism, but
there is realism of a different kind in here. The sort that made
G K Chesterton remark that there was as much realism in a cathedral
as in a dustbin. If you haven’t fallen under the spell of these
remarkable books yet, what are you waiting for? This is very much
a serial as well as a series, so you will need to begin with The
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency rather than this book - I envy
you, as this is one of those outstanding series that only comes
along once in a very blue moon. Hugely enjoyable!
Reviews of other titles in this series
Blue
Shoes and Happiness, #7
The
Good Husband of Zebra Drive, #8
The
Miracle at Speedy Motors, #9
Tea
Time For The Traditionally Built, #10
The
Double Comfort Safari Club, #11
The
Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, #12
The
Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon #14
The
Handsome Man’s DeLuxe Café #15
The
Woman Who Walked In Sunshine #16
Precious
and Grace #17
The
House of Unexpected Sisters #18
The
Colours of all the Cattle #19
|
The Book |
Little,
Brown Book Group |
6
March 2008 |
Hardback |
0316030074
/ 9780316030076 |
Mystery
/ Contemporary |
Amazon
US || UK |
NOTE: US edition is different |
The Reviewer |
Rachel
A Hyde |
Reviewed
2008 |
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