BOOK REPORT

I have just finished reading the sixth book in the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series by Alexander McCall Smith.  These books are purely delightful!  Adabelle  recommended them to me and after I bought and read the first one, I was hooked.  They take place in Botswana, Africa, mostly in the city of Gabarone.  All the towns and villages mentioned in the books are actual places.  I looked them up on a map.  The stories have a hearty amount of drama, but the mood is always upbeat. The thread that runs thoughout the books is the impact that can be felt in a person's sphere of influence by exercising kindness, sensitivity, and forgiveness.  The traditional ways of Botswana are an example of charity in action.  There is also a great deal of humor, and I often find myself smiling or even laughing out loud! 

Costco had these in stock a year or so ago, and then they were gone. Now the author has added a new book to the series "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive," and Costco carries it, plus it has brought back several others of the series.  They are $8.00 each.  I recommend that you read them in consecutive order, as each is a sequel to the one before. There are a total of eight books in the series.  As Ada said, "They pull you right into Africa."  They truly do, and they give you a perspective of that great country that you would not otherwise enjoy.