MR. J.L.B. MATEKONI, owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, and one of the finest mechanics in Botswana, if not the finest, was proud of his wife, Precious Ramotswe, progenitor and owner of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Many men are proud of their wives in one way or another, although not all of them are as vocal in their pride as their wives might like them to be. This is a failing of men, and must be added to the list of men’s failings, although all of us have failings and weaknesses—men and women alike—and it is not always helpful to point them out.
AMS feelings about men and women are interesting. The characters are always talking about the relationship between the sexes. He’s quite opened minded for an old white guy if his writing is a reflection of own feelings. Mma Makutsi feels a bit like my gran when she is on a judgmental streak though.
