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I have heard so much about this book, but had no idea what to expect. I thought it would be a story that had nothing to do with the picture on the cover (as seems to be the trend lately) but it is actually a collection of small stories surrounding a woman who opened a detective agency in Africa. The smaller stories are connected but can stand alone, and work together to give a picture of her life and the lives of the people around her. Halfway through the stories shift to the people involved
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Precious Ramotswe adalah satu-satunya detektif wanita di Botswana. Sebelum meninggal, Obed Ramtoswe nanya sama anak satu-satunya itu, mau buka usaha apa, Mma Ramotswa malah bilang dia mau jadi detektif, ayahnya kaget tapi gak pernah mendapat jawaban alasan kenapa Mma Ramotswa mau buka kantor detektif dan dia membawa rasa penasaran itu sampai meninggal.
Jadilah Mma Ramotswa detektif wanita no. 1 di Botswana. Beberapa temannya, seperti pengacaranya juga cenderung heran atas pilihan usaha Mma Ramots ...more
Jadilah Mma Ramotswa detektif wanita no. 1 di Botswana. Beberapa temannya, seperti pengacaranya juga cenderung heran atas pilihan usaha Mma Ramots ...more
A fascinating and quite funny book with interesting bits of African people and culture.
My review: https://klasikfanda.blogspot.com/2025... ...more
My review: https://klasikfanda.blogspot.com/2025... ...more
I learned a lot about Botswana from reading this book! Alexander McCall Smith is excellent at character sketching.
The mysteries were clever as well. I can't wait to read more by this author! ...more
The mysteries were clever as well. I can't wait to read more by this author! ...more
Sep 20, 2008
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