Mma
Polopetsi has two pieces of news to impart; firstly there
is a vacant seat on the local council, and secondly an old
enemy is standing for election. The last thing many people
want is for the plans for the new Big Fun Hotel to go through
as it is next to the cemetery and is therefore disrespectful.
Also, it would attract the wrong type of visitor, so surely
Mma Ramostwe must stand up for what it right and get elected…
Despite being ostensibly about a detective agency, these books
have lifted themselves out of the mystery genre and into the
ranks of the small number of bestselling series that defy
labelling. Mma Ramotswe and her team decide to stand up for
what is great about their country and soon an election campaign
is underway. Charlie falls in love with the beautiful Queenie-Queenie
despite her body-builder brother, and gets to play a part
in an important case. We get a closer look at Charlie in this
book and the conditions in which he lives. The books mostly
deal with the living conditions of the main characters, but
this shows another side to life in Botswana for the less fortunate.
In many ways it is also business as usual, which means all
the things that are special about this series. Mma Ramotswe
ponders the meaning of life with a cup of bush tea while doing
her best to ensure that her corner of Gaborone is as good
as she can make it. A true celebration of all that is good
about life, and what a pity we now have to wait a year for
#20.
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
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