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Precious Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Grace Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else but which is on the crossroads between old and new--this may be cause for as much controversy as celebration.… (más)
Alexander McCall Smith - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: I like the female-centric (more than usual) tone, but not that most of them are acting badly! #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews ( )
Each book in this series is like a visit with old friends. I imagine I could take a walk on Tlokweng Road and perhaps see Mma Ramotswe’s vintage white van parked in the shade near the office of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. “Gentle” is not a word I usually apply to mystery stories, but these books are surely that. The people are far more important and valuable than the plot. Smith builds some good, sometimes a lot of good, into nearly every character, and makes me impatient for the net visit. ( )
I love these books. Mostly it's the charm of the writing and language, but the setting takes me to a place I'd love to see. I hope it really exists as written here. ( )
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This book is for Professor Bill Chameides, of Duke University, in admiration of the work he has done.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Precious Ramotswe, creator and owner of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Botswana's only detective agency for the problems of ladies, and of others, had never studied business management.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
There are times when it is better to concentrate on the cake in one's mouth than to contribute to a debate. (Chap. 16, “That's not How You Treat a Sausage”, p.219 (Pantheon (2013))
“Everything happens,” said Mma Ramotswe. “Sooner or later just about everything happens.” (Chap. 17, “The Best Woman in Botswana,” p.231 (Pantheon (2013)))
“Thinking is a good thing.” She smiled. “Not always, but certainly most of the time.” (Chap. 17, “The Best Woman in Botswana,” p.240 (Pantheon (2013))
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
As night embraced Botswana, the red glow in the sky faded, yet still seemed to be there, well after it had gone.
Precious Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Grace Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else but which is on the crossroads between old and new--this may be cause for as much controversy as celebration.
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Alexander McCall Smith - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: I like the female-centric (more than usual) tone, but not that most of them are acting badly! #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews (