series " The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 03 Aug 2013, 06:55

Just finished " The no.1 Ladies' Detective Agency "... first in a series...( received two Booker Judges Special Recommendations, and voted one of the International Books of the Year by the Times Literary supplement )

a true delight!...... pure escapism to another country in a " seemingly " other time...Mma Ramotswe is a charachter never to be forgotten....from her " platonic " male friend, her daily redbush tea, her title of " the only lady private detective in Botswana "....... Author Alexander McCall Smith captures the " feeling " of Africa and the essence of this woman in a very straightforwardly simple and appealing writing style...........

Up until the very last page,on the last sentence a beautiful surprise brought a tear to my eye...

( don't you dare look, i'm watching you ! )

I saw that thread, until then i'd never realized that ppl do that

It was made into a movie and shown on HBO....... i just added it to my Netflix Queu...

Thank you L.C.!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 03 Aug 2013, 11:04

Great reads - I think I've read about three of them & loved them all.
Actually suzy, you kinda remind me of the great lady herself, I get the feeling you share her attitude to life

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 03 Aug 2013, 11:14

Thank you Fran!...how very flattering...i'm looking forward to reading the entire series and seeing the HBO movie...

lady_charlie · Post by **lady_charlie** » 06 Aug 2013, 21:10

Not as good as Mme Ramotswe but I have also been reading Isabel Dalhousie books by Alexander McCall Smith.
Right now I am reading Friends Lovers Chocolate. WIth a title like that how could I go wrong?

GKCfan · Post by **GKCfan** » 30 Aug 2013, 00:04

The BBC radio series of adaptations of this series is also very good, and it captures the warmth of the series.

milyjohnson37 · Post by **milyjohnson37** » 13 Sep 2013, 12:50

I heard about the series, but I have never seen it.

Carrie R · Post by **Carrie R** » 21 Sep 2013, 09:46

suzy1124 wrote: a true delight!...... pure escapism to another country in a " seemingly " other time

I couldn't agree more! I think I've missed the last one or two. I need to get back into them. They really are delightful. That adjective fits the series perfectly.

Totoro · Post by **Totoro** » 21 Sep 2013, 14:06

This series in on my TBR pile, but after all these great reviews I think I need to move it up. I will also look into the Radio productions for my husband.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 22 Sep 2013, 07:24

I was " almost " able to listen to the BBC radio show, but in the end my efforts failed....looking forward to the movie version, i'll review it....

Good luck Toturo! maybe you'll be able to access it...