Morality for Beautiful Girls - Alexander McCall Smith
I have just finished the third volume of the chronicles of Alexander McCall Smith’s No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and, like the others, it was a joy. And like the others, I read it from cover to cover in less than 24 hours.
The series is as follows:
- No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
- Tears of the Giraffe
- Morality for Beautiful Girls
- The Kalahari Typing School for Men
- The Full Cupboard of Life
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
They tell the story of Mma Precious Ramotswe, a traditionally-built Botswana lady with a passion for bush tea who also happens to be that country’s first (and most successful) lady detective. And the chronicles of Mma Ramotswe are as layered as an onion - amusing and lighthearted on the surface but with great penetration and insight both into the human condition and into the challenges facing Africa.
However, this doesn’t mean they are hard going. Not at all. Having picked one up, your biggest problem will simply be putting it down again.
Some helpful links:
- Alexander McCall Smith’s official website
- Alexander McCall Smith on Bookcrossing.com
- The author’s top 10 humorous books (for The Guardian)
- BBC Four author profile
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