The Miracle at Speedy Motors

Zusatztext "Irresistible there will indeed be miracles." The New York Times Book Review Charming! warmly affecting. . . . As comfy cozy as can be. The Philadelphia Inquirer A fitting part of the tiny miracle the entire series has been. The Star-Telegram The pleasure of these sweet books lies in the clarity and gravity with which the characters reason through everyday dilemmas. Entertainment Weekly Praise for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series "Alexander McCall Smith's big-hearted Botswanan stories [allow] his readers to escape into a world of simple! picturesque pleasures and upstanding virtues." The New York Times Book Review "The best! most charming! honest! hilarious! and life-affirming books to appear in years." The Plain Dealer "Utterly enchanting... It is impossible to come away from an Alexander McCall Smith 'mystery novel' without a smile on the lips and warm fuzzies in the heart." Chicago Sun-Times "As pleasing as a cup of red bush tea." Entertainment Weekly "Beguiling! lyrical... Blessed with McCall Smith's richly detailed portraits of life in Africa and his flair for storytelling with an engaging cast of fully realized characters." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Delightful... Millions of readers around the world seem to hunger for the kindness! dignity! and humor McCall Smith celebrates in Mma Ramotswe." The Oregonian Informationen zum Autor Alexander McCall Smith Klappentext Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights. And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come under the influence of a doctor promising a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to accept. Nonetheless, Precious Ramotswe handles these things in her usual compassionate and good-natured way, while always finding time for a cup of red bush tea. Leseprobe We Are All Care of One Another The correct address of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's foremost solver of problemsin the sense that this was where she could be found between eight in the morning and five in the afternoon, except when she was not therewas The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, c/o Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Gaborone, Botswana. The care of was a matter of some disagreement between Mma Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi, her assistant and right-hand lady, as she put it. Mma Makutsi, with all the dignity of one who had received ninety-seven per cent in the final examinations of the Botswana Secretarial College, took the view that to say that the agency was care of Speedy Motors was to diminish its importance, even if it was true that the agency occupied a small office at the side of the garage. Those who really counted in this life, she maintained, were usually not care of anybody.We are the ones they come looking for, she argued, with perhaps less than perfect logic. When people come to this place, Mma, they look for us, not for the garage. The garage customers all know where the garage is. So our name should be first in the address, not the other way round, Mma. If anythin...

"Irresistible — there will indeed be miracles."
—*The New York Times Book Review
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“Charming, warmly affecting. . . . As comfy cozy as can be.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A fitting part of the tiny miracle the entire series has been.”
—The Star-Telegram

“The pleasure of these sweet books lies in the clarity and gravity with which the characters reason through everyday dilemmas.”
—Entertainment Weekly

 Praise for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

 "Alexander McCall Smith's big-hearted Botswanan stories [allow] his readers to escape into a world of simple, picturesque pleasures and upstanding virtues."
—*The New York Times Book Review

• "The best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming books to appear in years."
  —*The Plain Dealer
• "Utterly enchanting... It is impossible to come away from an Alexander McCall Smith 'mystery novel' without a smile on the lips and warm fuzzies in the heart."
  —*Chicago Sun-Times
• "As pleasing as a cup of red bush tea."
  —*Entertainment Weekly
• "Beguiling, lyrical... Blessed with McCall Smith's richly detailed portraits of life in Africa and his flair for storytelling with an engaging cast of fully realized characters."
  —*Los Angeles Times Book Review
• "Delightful... Millions of readers around the world seem to hunger for the kindness, dignity, and humor McCall Smith celebrates in Mma Ramotswe."
  —The Oregonian

Autorentext

Alexander McCall Smith

Klappentext

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights. And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come under the influence of a doctor promising a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to accept. Nonetheless, Precious Ramotswe handles these things in her usual compassionate and good-natured way, while always finding time for a cup of red bush tea.

Zusammenfassung

**Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights. And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come under the influence of a doctor promising a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to accept. Nonetheless, Precious Ramotswe handles these things in her usual compassionate and good-natured way, while always finding time for a cup of red bush tea.

Leseprobe
We Are All Care of One AnotherThe correct address of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s foremost solver of problems—in the sense that this was where she could be found between eight in the morning and five in the afternoon, except when she was not there—was The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, c/o Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Gaboro…