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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Bk 9)
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
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Tags04/15/08, 116, 92/107 4/27/08, Coronado Library, LCPL, Need, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, WL

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ISBN-13: 9780375424489
ISBN-10: 0375424482
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: 4/15/2008
Pages: 214
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 132

Book Description:
In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best -- helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life.

Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know her real name of whether any members of her family are now living. Meanwhile, Phuti Radiphuti has bought Mma Makutsi a glorious new bed. Unfortunately, it will inadvertently cause her several sleepless nights. And life is no less complicated at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni -- Mma Ramotswe's estimable husband -- has fallen under the sway of a doctor who has promised a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to believe. But Precious Ramotswe deals with these difficulties with her usual grace and good humor, and in the end discovers that the biggest miracles in life are often the small ones.

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Anna S. (Bustercaesarmom) from BEECHER, IL wrote on 5/17/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Similar to the other sequels in the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series," this book is enjoyable, but does not live up to the original. At this point, the timeline of the series is really dragging, as though the author can't imagine what any of his characters will be doing past next week. He also hints at and tiptoes around the AIDS crisis, repeatedly, without actually mentioning it. I suppose that it is an everyday part of the characters' lives and not worth making a special plotline for, but it would be nice to see a call to action come from the series.