A Song of Comfortable Chairs (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)

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More often than not, it’s not the gentle story/investigation unfurling that draws you in, but rather the keen observations that make you smile, the pearls of wisdom that cause you to pause and ponder.

Yes, I confess, it did seem a bit fluffy, especially compared to some of my other grittier reads, however if I pay attention in my daily walk of life I notice that I am surrounded by people who reach out to others through small gestures of care and consideration that make their day just a bit brighter and their hearts a little lighter. Of course there were factors at work in the background, foremost of which was the word of mouth on which every business ultimately would succeed or fail. She knew that Mma Makutsi would be keen to do some filing and she herself would work on the bills for recently completed investigations. It's up to Mma Ramotswe to find out what is happening and devise a solution, as, of course, she will.He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year Award in 2004 and a CBE for service to literature in 2007. In March of 2011 he received an award from the President of Botswana for his services through literature to that country. Anytime you need a laugh or a lift, I can highly recommend this series, paired with Lisette Lecat's impeccable audio narration. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The agency was going through a quiet spell—several major inquiries had recently been satisfactorily concluded—and she had no appointments that day.

Mma Ramotswe has a couple of tricky problems to deal with; Mma Makutsi is concerned about a rival chair company who are undercutting her husband's business, and using arch rival Violet Sepotho in their advertising campaign; meanwhile, one of her old friends is having trouble with her son and the new man in her life. I really related to the career burnout and general feeling of depression Precious experiences in this book! Precious Ramotswe and her life in Botswana is a place I am always eager to curl up on the couch for. We learned how to read a face right from the very start when we were looking up at our mother and saw her looking down at us. The mysteries are not ‘mysteries’, but aspects of one’s life- things we see in society, issues someone has to deal with, and decisions people need to make.

I recommend it to all cozy mystery lovers looking for a book with great characters, an entertaining mystery, and an underlying sense of kindness. The real art in going through life with dignity and with a modicum of happiness was to accept what you were, and, at the same time, to accept others and to love them all equally. Faced with more than her fair share of domestic problems, Mma Makutsi deals with it all with her usual grace. There's a charming kind of wit peeping through in various scenes and a general sense that almost everyone means well.She has placed a brass nameplate on her desk and is in the process of having the desk expanded to make it larger and more imposing than Precious's. I feel like I just was in Botswana visiting with my friend, Mma Ramose and all her family and friends. It was also pos­sible that a new client might walk in off the street—one never knew when that would happen, and that was often the way in which some of their most interesting clients contacted them.

I even tried witching from ebook to audio (the Lisette Lecat's voice was sooo soothing, I kinda want her to read me bedtime stories). As is always the case, the world over, there’s a reason for a behaviour…and Precious graciously waits and finds it out. Precious and Grace come up with a scheme that would temporarily move the woman and her unruly son into Grace and Phuti's home.Charlie comes into his own as he matures, Mma Makutsi acknowledges that Mma Ramotswe is the boss, and Mma Potokwane is a star as an advertising model. Their plan includes an undercover actor visiting the home and interacting with the antagonistic, hostile teenager.