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fadedrose

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5. THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY by Alexander McCall Smith

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 02:51 PM

Sep 2012

This is the first in the series, written in 1998. It's about a woman named Precious Ramotswe and takes place in Botswana. (what makes the name "Precious" significant in movies ot TV? I seem to remember someone getting some type of acting award and that name. Never watch awards and hardly ever go to the movies).

When I first started reading it, for the first 40 pp or so, I thought it was a kid's book, or YA, and thought maybe I'd take it back without reading it. A week later, gave it another look, and I think it's going to be okay. Definitely not a kid's book, at least not a little kid....

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McCall-Smith_Alexander.html

Book 81 of 2012

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