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The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith

 

Description: ISBN 034911725X / Author: Alexander McCall Smith / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Mma Ramotswe, who became engaged to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni at ... more
The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith ... the end of the first book, is still engaged. She wonders when a day for the wedding will be named, but she is anxious to avoid putting too much pressure on her fiance. For indeed he has other things on his mind - notably a frightening request made of him by Mma Potokwani, pushy matron of the Orphan Farm. Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. She has been approached by a wealthy lady - whose fortune comes from successful hair-braiding salons - and has been asked to check up on several suitors. Are these men just interested in her money? This may be difficult to find out, but Mma Ramotswe is, of course, a very intuitive lady.

Newest Review: ... in this book is to check the suitability of a wealthy businesswoman's suitors. Mma Holonga owns a number of hair-braiding ... more

 ... salons and is looking for a husband, but she wants to be sure that the man she marries is not just after her for her money and requires Mma Ramotswe to check up on them for her. Mma Ramotswe also has to fend off her friend Mma Potokwani, the matron of the orphan farm (as they call the local orphanage), who wants Mr J.L.B Matekoni to do a parachute jump to raise funds. Mr Matekoni has his own problems with his troublesome girl-hungry apprentices and concerns over another garage in the city that is ripping off its client...more

Essexgirl2006
Premium Review The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith: Get Your Fill (501 words)
by Essexgirl2006 - written on 30.11.07 (Very useful, 132 readings)
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This is the fifth installment in the popular series detailing the unconventional detective techniques of the traditionally built Botswanan detective Mma Precious Ramotswe. I don't feel it is essential to have read the previous books as there are no real plot spoilers, any background knowledge you need into the characters is provided briefly and succinctly whenever necessary, mainly in the first chapter. Again Mma Ramotswe is ably assisted by Assistant Detective and Assistant Garage Manager Mma Makutsi and she is still engaged to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, the proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotswe's main case in this book is to check the suitability of a ...

SueMagee
Premium Review The Full Shelf of Books from One Idea (775 words)
by SueMagee - written on 11.12.05 (Very useful, 194 readings)
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Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s finest (and only) female detective is just a little bit impatient about her engagement to Mr J L B Matekoni, the proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. She doesn’t wish to put pressure on her fiancé, but she does wonder if they will ever get married. He’s got other things on his mind though. The matron of the orphan farm wants him to raise some money by doing a sponsored parachute jump. Mr Matekoni has never even been in a plane. Meanwhile Mma Ramotswe is approached by the wealthy owner of a chain of hair-braiding salons, who wants the No1 Detective Agency to investigate not one, but four suitors. This is the fifth book ...

grahamt
Premium Review The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith: Never the Bride? (1100 words)
by grahamt - written on 26.08.04 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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Alexander McCall Smith's enchanting stories about that most unlikely detective, Precious Ramotswe, have occupied the best seller lists practically unceasingly since they were first published in paperback in the UK in 2003. Many have been very surprised by this. After all, none of the books follow the fairly common trend of being weighty tomes. None run to much more that a couple of hundred pages and yet are full price. My own view is that they are unique in style. I don't think I have ever read another book quite like them. Now, we hear, such is their success that either the BBC is ...

 

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