The Handsome Mans Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, #15)

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The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency often helps people find things they have lost But they have never had to help a client find herself until now, in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith s best selling and beloved series A kindhearted brother and sister have taken in a woman known only as Mrs a woman with no memory of her name or of how she came to Botswana And so it s up to Precious Ramotswe and her new co director, Grace Makutsi, to discover the woman s identity Meanwhile, motherhood proves to be no obstacle to Mma Makutsi s professional success As she settles into her role as partner at the agency, she also launches a new enterprise of her own the Handsome Man s De Luxe Caf , a restaurant for Gaborone s most fashionable diners But even Miss 97 Per Cent isn t fully prepared for the temperamental chefs, drunken waiters, and other challenges that come with running one s own business Help may come from an unexpected source, if only Mma Makutsi can swallow her pride and ask And next door to the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Mr J.L.B Matekoni is all too familiar with the difficult decisions of business owners He is finally forced to make a tough choice, one that will bring major changes to both Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors and the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and that will require all of Mma Ramotswe s finesse and patience to sort out With sympathy and indefatigable good humor, Mma Ramotswe and her friends see one another through these major changes and discover along the way what true friendship really means. Best Read The Handsome Mans Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, #15) by Alexander McCall Smith For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A Review by V.S Violet Sepotho Back at the Botswana Secretarial College, where I distinguished myself in the middle of the class, I met a young woman with large spectacles from Bobonong Well, that lady has an annoying habit of appearing in all the books Rra McCall Smith has written about me That Mma Makutsi is back in this one, as well as that large lady Mma Ramotswe Here, they attempt to solve a case of amnesia and entertain the idea of opening a cafe It is very funny to read about all th A Review by V.S Violet Sepotho Back at the Botswana Secretarial College, where I distinguished myself in the middle of the class, I met a young woman with large spectacles from Bobonong Well, that lady h...You know they say an addict has to reach rock bottom and really want to be cured before he can be rehabilitated Well I m there, Lord I m there, Rescue Me I ve done it before I gave up donating to the Lifetime Fund of Jodi Picoult, formulaic writer of books that made her ever richer and everfamous If I ve done it once, I can do it again.I wonder if AMS has a list in front of him of all the characters and their traits and accoutrements, like the Precious Ramotswe s little white van, Mma You know they say an addict has to reach rock bottom and really want to be cured before he can be rehabilitated Well I m there, Lord I m there, Rescue Me I ve done it before I gave up donating to the Li...This is one of my all time favourite series and I am always delighted when a new one comes out They are light easy reading but always totally delightful and the characters feel just like family In this book Mma Ramotswe attempts to solve an unusual case while Mma Makutsi sets herself up in the restaurant business with some less than successful results Of course everything comes good by the end and that is the real pleasure in these books Good will always triumph in the end and life will cont This is one of my all time favourite series and I am always delighted when a new one comes out They are light easy reading but always totally delightful and the characters feel just like family In this book Mma Ramotswe attempts to solve an unusual case while Mma Makutsi sets herself up in the restaurant business with some less than successful results Of course everything comes good by the end and that is the real pleasure in these books Good will always triumph in ...Second read This series feels like it was written just for me I love it so much What a comforting, life affirming series of books If it s true that the right book can be a prescription for what ails you, then this series is a cure for all of our modern day ills, like anxiety, sadness, disillusionment, loneliness In my opinion, this world would be a kinder, happier place if everyone read this series at least once I m nearly twice through all of them now, and still singing their praises This Second read This series feels like it was written just for me I love it so much What a comforting, life affirming series of books If it s true that the right book can be a prescription for what ails you, then this series is a cure for all of our modern day ills, like anxiety, sadness, disillusionment, loneliness In my opinion, this world would be a kinder, happ...3.5 starsAs the story opens Mma Precious Ramotswe has made her assistant, Mma Grace Makutsi now happily married with a new baby a partner in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency This makes little difference to Grace s job duties, however, since business is sparse Economic problems also make it necessary for Mma Ramotswe s husband, Mr J.L.B Mateconi who owns a garage to fire his lackadai...We are back in Botswana, that sunny country where apparently anyone will happily give you a glass of water or take the time to stop and ponder life s little questions Alexander McCall Smith s books are stuck in a timewarp, a blissful bubble where nothing is so dire that it can t be resolved with a generous slice of fruit cake and cup of redbush tea This series is literary comfort food, where the plot takes second billing to the warm feelings that the characters and setting evoke And yet I tr We are back in Botswana, that sunny country where apparently anyone will happily give you a glass of water or take the time to stop and ponder life s little questions Alexander McCall Smith s books are stuck in a timewarp, a blissful bubble where nothing is so dire that it can t be resolved with a generous slice of fruit cake and cup of redbush tea This series is literary comfort food, where the plot takes second billing to the warm feelings that the characters and setting evoke And yet I truly love this series, but this time round it all felt too light and inconsequential Charming yes Familiar without a doubt But, dare I say it I was bored It feels written to formula, everyone has their familiar shtick In ...Botswana s only lady detective actually the only detective of either sex Precious Ramotswe, returns in The Handsome Man s Deluxe Cafto the delight of longtime fans of Alexander McCall Smith s coziest of cozy mysteries In this book, the 15th in the series that began with The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Precious investigates an East Asian woman who says she can t remember anything about herself not where she s from, not how old she is, not even her name nothing from before the moment Botswana s only lady detective actually the only detective of either sex Precious Ramotswe, returns in The Handsome Man s Deluxe Cafto the delight of longtime fans of Alexander McCall Smith s coziest of cozy mysteries In this book, the 15th in the series that began with The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Precious investigates an East Asian woman who says she can t remember anything about herself not where she s from, not how old she is, not even her name nothing from before the moment she stumbled to the gates of the stately home of the office supplies magnate and fellow East Asian Mr Singupta and his sister, Miss Rose Meanwhile, the worldwide recession has stricken Botswana as everywhere else Mr J.L.B Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe s husband and owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors...What a great way to start the New Year by reading the new book in one of my favorite series, The Number One Ladies Detective Agency This is such a feel good series and who doesn t love Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built owner of the agency This new addition features her prickly assistant, Grace Makutsi, now promoted to co director of the Agency Grace has decided to open a restaurant called the Handsome Man s Deluxe Caf In one of the funniest passages in the book, J.L.B Matekoni, What a great way to start the New Ye...Another delightful episode in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series What makes it so delightful is the way the characters keep developing and changing in this series and the different ways in which they tackle everyday problems and situations depending on their personalities In this volume, Charlie has to find a new job as Mr J.L.B Maket...This was a recovery book, after I read a very good but intense read and needed something light and easy to get into afterwards I wondered whether I would struggle even with this one, but no it was as fun to read as this series normally is Even less happe...

The Handsome Mans Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, #15)
  • English
  • 15 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 227 pages
  • 0307911543
  • Alexander McCall Smith
  • The Handsome Mans Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, #15)