- Hardcover: 213 pages
- Publisher: Pantheon Books; First edition edition (17 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375422730
- ISBN-13: 978-0375422737
- Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 2.4 x 20.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,838,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Simple, elegantly written and gently insightful (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
Perfect escapist fiction (THE TIMES )
There is a timelessness to the tales, yet they are also of the moment . . . His talent is to see the god in small things (SUNDAY TIMES SCOTLAND )
This is delicious, light-hearted stuff and I love it - my only criticism is that these books are just not long enough (THE LADY ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Perfect escapist fiction (THE TIMES )
There is a timelessness to the tales, yet they are also of the moment . . . His talent is to see the god in small things (SUNDAY TIMES SCOTLAND )
This is delicious, light-hearted stuff and I love it - my only criticism is that these books are just not long enough (THE LADY ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Sunday Times Scotland
'There is a timelessness to the tales, yet they are also of the
moment' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
moment' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
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Three stumbling steps,
By Stephen A. Haines (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8) (Hardcover)
Mma Grace Makutsi enjoys shopping. New dresses are a fine thing to buy, but for Grace, shoes are nearly an obsession. While most people are limited in their available shopping times, Grace has a bit more flexibility. One day, she follows her impulse to visit the shops. What follows is a cascade of events with unexpected results. Among other things, it brings on a clash with her employer, Mma Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. The confrontation is rather intense for two such mild-mannered ladies, but the success of the business may be at stake - as well as the type of lifepath each lady will follow. Grace makes a decision regarding her future. It's the first of several mis-steps that occur in this tale.McCall Smith may have reached a new peak with this book. Each character seems enlarged through this volume - particularly when compared to the earlier works. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, proprietor of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors facility - which also houses the Agency - takes on a richer role here. As Precious' husband, he is challenged as never before, as a man and as a mentor. The author grants him more introspective opportunities, and we learn even more about him than the earlier books conveyed. Even Charlie the apprentice mechanic becomes something more than just an aggravation to both Mr Matekoni and Grace. For one thing, Charlie has also determined to enlarge his role - in unexpected ways. It, too, proves a difficult, almost tragic, step in the wrong direction. The "mysteries" the Agency must resolve are of the usual type. There is the suspected unfaithful husband. A printing shop is being victimised by one of its own employees. And in distant Mochudi, patients in the local hospital have died under mysterious circumstances. Mochudi, of course, is a special place to Mma Ramotswe, and she must travel there to investigate this bizarre circumstance. Meanwhile, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni has taken it upon himself to address the adultery issue with surprising results. Is he going to become a detective instead of keeping to his beloved mechanic's role? McCall Smith seems to add triumph upon triumph in this series. His ability to depict characters is unexcelled, brought here to new heights. He has already given vivid life portrayals to both Precious and Grace. They are more fully revealed in this book. The added thoughts and feelings of Mr J.L.B. Matekoni are especially moving. Although most of these novels may be read without reference to the other works, this one's value cannot be fully embraced without having at least the first one under the reader's belt. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Africa! Africa! Africa!................................,
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This review is from: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8) (Hardcover)
Welcome back to the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency - where the lives of the staff cause more problems for Mma Ramotswe then the cases her clients bring her. In fact, to any fan of detective fiction on TV or in books, the solution to the case that Mma Romotswe undertakes herself is all too familiar - yet the outcome at the end of the book is as warm and compassionate as fans of this series have come to expect.Meanwhile, Charlie the apprentice has an idea for a business of his own - a taxi service for female clients only - but will Mr J L B Matekoni give his blessing to such a scheme? Should he insist that the apprentice-ship is completed first? And what of Mr J L B Matekoni's own attempts at detective work? He fails to warm to his first client, a rude woman - will this affect the work he undertakes on her behalf? And Mma Makutsi - she of the 97% grade from the Typing School? Could a misunderstanding with her boss and friend really cause her to resign and seek alternative work? Everything that readers have come to expect is contained in this new book. The gentle pace of life, the descriptions of the landscape, the Red Bush Tea drinking are beautifully laid before us like a feast. For new readers the story will unfold at a steady rate - and established fans will welcome another dip into the lives and case-loads of some well loved friends. So, get into that little white van, stock up on Red Bush tea and rich fruit cake, and return to Alexander McCall Smith's glorious Botswana.
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The ladies are still No, 1 among detectives,
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This review is from: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8) (Hardcover)
Once more we are back in Botswana in the company of Mma Ramotswe, the 'traditonally built' proprietor of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency. Mma Ramotswe is, as always, kind and tolerant and understanding as she unravells yet another mystery. Her husband, Mr J.L. B. Matekoni, owner of Tlokwong Road Speedy Motors, decides he wants to do a little detecting for a change, so Mma Ramotswe, with some misgivings, allows him to take on a case. Naturally, things don't go quite as expected.Mma Ramotswe's assistant, Mma Makutsi, is as always somewhat less charitable and more abrasive than her employer, and Mr J.L.B. Matekoni's two apprentices are as feckless as ever. As usual, there are no murders or violent happenings, and nobody is really very wicked. Botswana is vividly evoked, so that you can almost see what Mma Ramotswe sees, and understand her passionate love of her country. A trip to Botswana with Mma Ramotswe is always a pleasure.
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