![]() ![]() ![]() The gentle pacing and episodic construction means that it isn't exactly edge-of-your seat stuff but its also fresh, diverting and oddly believable - and as such, a final feather in Minghella's cap. You could argue that this is a slightly patronising idea, although equally, you could argue that most British fictional detectives, from Miss Marple down to Morse himself, embody a certain archetypal Britishness just as clearly as Precious represents one idea of Africa. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series is a radio. Note: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases is a children's book series featuring young Precious Ramotswe. Also a degree of its horror: the tale does not altogether shy away from some of the grimmer realities of contemporary African life, but sweetens them with the comforting idea that at least some of these problems could be resolved by a formidable middle aged woman short on sophistication but well-endowed with compassion and common sense. Featuring Precious Ramotswe Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective. Now, I've read detective stories set in the third world that could have been set anywhere, but the charm of this story lies emphatically in its African flavour. The House of Unexpected Sisters: Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi are intrigued by the troubling dismissal. The late Anthony Minghella's early credits included writing several episodes of 'Inspector Morse', so there's a symmetry in the fact that his final film as a director was another story about a fictional detective, namely Alexander MacCall Smith's Precious Ramotse, the eponymous No.1 lady detective in Botswana. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency ISBN: 9781400034772 Publisher: Anchor Books (Penguin Random House) Publication Date: first published 03 September 2002 by Anchor Books (Penguin Random House) The first book in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - receives a visitor. ![]()
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