In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
Alexander McCall SmithPrecious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of
'traditional build', is well-known to millions across the world through
the best-selling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Those who have
been following her exploits in five previously published novels will
soon be able to savour the next instalment, in which, as usual,
circumstances are never as straightforward as they seem and events take a
more than unexpected turn. Precious Ramotswe, is now married to Mr
J.L.B. Matekoni, of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The Agency is busy, but
Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea which is made to her by a woman who
comes to her with a tale of particular misfortune. Unfortunately, her
attempts to help are interrupted by a close encounter between her tiny
white van and a bicycle, and by a spectacular disagreement between her
assistant, Mma Makutsi, and one of the apprentices at the garage. This
apprentice has found a fancy girlfriend who drives a large silver
Mercedes-Benz. How can he be rescued from his folly? And as for Mma
Makutsi, she has found a dancing class, and a man who may not be able to
dance very well but who admires her greatly.