red tea

[Carol]

Thanks to Elizabeth for posting about the Republic of Tea collection! I can't wait to try it. The books introduced me to red tea. Love Harney's African Autumn. Even better with one of Alexander McCall Smith's books to read!

[Clover]

I spilled a bunch of bush tea on No. 1 ladies' Detective Agency, which I thought was quite appropriate. Unfortunately, the library didn't think so :( *$31 in fines later*

[Linda]

LOL! You are so funny - but seriously - so sorry.

[Lesley]

I really like the series. It shows a side of Africa that isn't normally seen in the Western world, and Mma Ramotswe is great fun. I particularly liked the chapter about her father, which was introduced with the statement that nobody wrote books about the sort of experiences he had - and then Alexander McCall Smith does just that, and writes about his experiences. And this was just one long digression in the middle of the book.

[K.]

I got introduced to the series when I worked in Botswana for a few months in 2013 and have been in love with them ever since. They don't show a "different side" - they are so authentic (as far as I can tell from being there only a few months). The characters are so lifelike and the way they talk and act is exactly the way I experienced it there. I LOVE!!!! the Audible audiobooks of that series. The narrator does such an amazing job, it takes me back every single time.

[Kelly]

I loved these books from the moment I picked up the first one years ago! I have the latest one on E-book and can hardly finish one I'm reading now before I get to start it.

[Ruth]

I have read almost the entire series and I never tire of the exploits of Mma Ramotswe and Grace (what a great character) and all the others who people these delightful books. It is so nice to read books that make you smile! And I love bush tea, too.

[Teresa]

I love a book that makes me smile. I read for a pleasant escape, not to take me to depressing places. There's enough of that in the real world. And I love roobis tea too. First tried it on a trip to South Africa. Now have it as a staple in my tea selection.

[Janebook]

This is a great series, I really like Alexander McCall Smith. I discovered all his other books thru this great story about Africa!

[Mizzou]

Mma Ramotswe is a marvelous character because she is a combination of applied psychologist, "witch doctor" or kind of voodoo expert, advice columnist such as Ann Landers, wise mature woman grounded in the folklore of her people and generous-natured person. In Minnesota, such a woman might be referred to as "a mixing spoon"---someone who 'meddles' in others' lives with the result that things are then more cheerful for the community! Kind of a workaday angel, perhaps?