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Full Cupboard of Life
Full Cupboard of Life | Alexander McCall Smith
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THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 5 Fans around the world adore the best-selling 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. Still engaged to the estimable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe understands that she should not put too much pressure on him, as he has other concerns, especially a hair-raising request from the ever persuasive Mma Potokwane, matron of the orphan farm. Besides Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. She has been approached by a wealthy lady to check up on several suitors. Are these men interested in the lady or just her money? This may be a difficult case, but it's just the kind of problem Mma Ramotswe likes and she is, as we know, a very intuitive lady."
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Full Cupboard of Life | Alexander McCall Smith
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Pickpick

❤️❤️❤️

I‘m really enjoying this series.

Ruthiella It‘s a great series, though I‘ve only read up to book to book #5 so far! 😀 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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The one truely nice thing about working in a library that‘s closed to the public - is that the books that you perfect order (to a ridiculous extent - I shelved them by series) stay in perfect order...

AlaMich That would be very soothing to my compulsive soul! 😄 4y
TheKidUpstairs As a library page, I applaud this. It was always so frustrating to shelf read a section and then one day later find it in complete disarray! 4y
Avanders That is so nice .... 4y
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raeintheworld A thing of beauty... 4y
LibrarianRyan I total get that!!! 4y
Branwen YES! I AGREE! 4y
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aa_guer2021
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Another wonderful story in the series of The No. 1 Detective Agency. I do have to say that less mysteries were solved, and there was more to be done regarding ongoing character development and the answering of philosophical and day-by-day drama questions (I.E. how to get out of an uncomfortable arrangement and still not lose face?), but I think they are still important. #recentlyread #nospoilers #ladydetective

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Soubhiville
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I love this series. I‘ve seen some call them cozy mysteries, but I think they‘re more a window into a quieter life in Botswana. Yes, it‘s about a detective agency, but in this book there‘s no real mystery. It‘s a story about a wonderful lady, her fiancé, and the amusing things that happen to her. I always feel good when I‘m reading them.

#LitsyWalkers, I got out for a walk before our forecasted rain arrived. Sietje hates stopping mid-Walk. ??

LauraBeth She has places to be! 6y
Tamra All the 💜 for this series. 6y
AmyG She is so cute! 6y
Soubhiville @LauraBeth and things to smell! 6y
Wife 🌹 6y
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Mollyanna
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Another good addition to the Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series. These are like comfort food, very soothing and calming. This also handles my #femaledetective prompt for #booked2019.

Tamra Yes. Very much comfort reads. 6y
Mollyanna @Tamra They are helpful during my commute! Helps me deal with all the crazy drivers. 6y
Cinfhen Nice to have a “to go to” comfort series 6y
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Sammidnightsun
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Just 😀👌😀👌

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Sammidnightsun
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I cannot get enough of these books

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mrsmarch
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#literarydinnerparty Fiction characters or authors? And then I remembered AMS's gentle, generous heroine Mma Precious Ramotswe. For my literary dinner party I'm going to Botswana, where Mma Ramotswe will cook pumpkin stew for dinner, dessert will be Mma Potokwane's fruitcake with red bush tea, and maybe while Mma Makutsi expounds on life, I can bounce Itumelang Clovis Radiphuti on my knee (the only purring baby in Botswana). 🇧🇼

Dragon Sounds idyllic! I would love to join you! 😀👍 7y
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scaifea
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Another solid entry in the series. There's nothing riveting or too exciting about these stories, but they're so definitely relaxing and enjoyable.

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MrBook
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Any #AlexanderMcCallSmith fans in the Litsy House? Here's 9 of them from our donor's collection. I should really get to this series at some point. Does the series get better as it goes along? #LitsyLovesLibraries

Jen2 This is a great series!!! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Wow! They are all great series! Just pick one and dive in!👍🏻😃 8y
BrainyHeroine It's a fantastic series. I like going sequentially, but you can really just dive in. 8y
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awishman I'm behind, but I love this series. And the audio books are fantastic! 8y
Soubhiville I love these books! They're a lot of fun. 8y
mrsmarch You've got books from 2 series there. I much prefer No 1 Ladies Detective Agency to Isabel Dalhousie; but his best work hands-down is the serial Scotland Street novels he's done for The Scotsman. 8y
Tanner I really enjoy the Isabel Dalhousie series. 8y
anneofgreentables I agree completely with @mrsmarch 8y
Libby1 This author brings me great joy. I've had the chance to meet him briefly at two author events and he is as funny and genuine as they come. 8y
ejgraves I love the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency so much! 8y
bookishdawg 💕💕💕 8y
scripturient I like his books, some series more than others. And I agree with @Libby1 - he is such a nice man! We met him twice at the Edinburgh book festival and my students were so cute after his wonderful reading as they said they'd love to ask him to come back to the hotel with us and read them bedtime stories. 😂😂 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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Soubhiville
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I love this series! #lyricalapril #africa

ramyasbookshelf Me too! What a fun series! 8y
Foragingfantasy I have the first book! Haven't read it yet tho. #tbrmountain 8y
Soubhiville @Foragingfantasy it's a sweet series, I love them. The audios are really special too, especially to get pronunciation right at first. 😊 enjoy! 8y
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monkeygirlsmama Never read these before, but have seen them on the store shelves lots of times. I should check them out. 8y
Laura317 This would be my pick, too! I love Precious and her little family. 8y
elkeOriginal Delightful photo! 8y
Cinfhen Great photo 😍 8y
Dragon I would love to sit down for a cup of tea with Precious and her family 😀 8y
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Liatrek
Full Cupboard of Life | Alexander McCall Smith
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Another delightful installment in this series.

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Liatrek
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Oh the joy vacation reading time :-) I've finished two books already and debating what to read next from my holiday pile.

AtwoodLover Miss P's is fantastic and I'm reading The Little Paris Bookstore right now. It's interesting! 8y
AtwoodLover Oops Little Paris Bookshop 8y
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Sammidnightsun
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Charity shop find