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Botswana's lady detectives navigate business and life.
If you've got a soft spot for tales of determination sprinkled with wit, Alexander McCall Smith's "The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café" could charm your bookshelf. The latest in "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series" blends the warmth of everyday life in Botswana with the struggles and triumphs of two fiercely independent women. Mma Makutsi's entrepreneurial spirit, against a backdrop of engaging subplots and Smith's signature gentle narrative style, will keep you rooting for the characters while soaking in the vividly painted African setting.
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ISBN: 9781408704349
Authors:
Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date of Publication: 2014-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections:
Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 14138 readers)
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The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency often helps people find things they have lost. But they have never had to help a client find herself—until now, in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling and beloved series. A kindhearted brother and sister have taken in a woman known only as “Mrs.”—a woman with no memory of her name or of how she came to Botswana. And so it’s up to Precious Ramotswe and her new co-director, Grace Makutsi, to discover the woman’s identity. Meanwhile, motherhood proves to be no obstacle to Mma Makutsi’s professional success. As she settles into her role as partner at the agency, she also launches a new enterprise of her own: the Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café, a restaurant for Gaborone’s most fashionable diners. But even Miss 97 Per Cent isn’t fully prepared for the temperamental chefs, drunken waiters, and other challenges that come with running one’s own business. Help may come from an unexpected source, if only Mma Makutsi can swallow her pride and ask. And next door to the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni is all too familiar with the difficult decisions of business owners. He is finally forced to make a tough choice, one that will bring major changes to both Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors and the No.
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Botswana's lady detectives navigate business and life.
If you've got a soft spot for tales of determination sprinkled with wit, Alexander McCall Smith's "The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café" could charm your bookshelf. The latest in "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series" blends the warmth of everyday life in Botswana with the struggles and triumphs of two fiercely independent women. Mma Makutsi's entrepreneurial spirit, against a backdrop of engaging subplots and Smith's signature gentle narrative style, will keep you rooting for the characters while soaking in the vividly painted African setting.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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