Pre-Owned Tears of the Giraffe (Paperback) by Alexander McCall Smith

from Wassilissa

Das Buch über die botswanische Privatdetektivin ist einfach schön und warmherzig. Mma Ramotswe wird heiraten, doch schon vor der Eheschließung wird sie Mutter zweier Kinder. Außerdem sind zwei Fälle zu lösen. Das Buch lebt nicht von den Kriminalfällen, sondern von den fröhlichen, optimistischen D...

from seoulful

Another heartwarming addition to Alexander McCall Smith's series on the dramas and mysteries surrounding the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency of Gaborone, Botswana. We are pulled into the conflict between the languid, mannered rituals of old Botswana and the new materialistic values of the rising ge...

from xicanti

In the second volume of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, Mma. Ramotswe deals with her upcoming marriage as she tackles some more cases. This was a very pleasant, enjoyable book. The author's love of Botswana and its people shines through on every page. The book is as much a celebration o...

from lkernagh

McCall Smith continues to enthrall me with this second book in his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I really like how he manages to weave connected stories together, allowing the reader to enjoy the mysteries while at the same time obtaining a better insight into the day-to-day lives of the ...

from debnance

I'm beginning to know what it is about books that appeals to me. Two of the things I love in books were present in this story: simplicity and the affirmation of the goodness of life. I am ready to read book 3 now!