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"The
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency", published in 1998, introduced the world to
the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's
only detective agency.
"Tears of the Giraffe" took us further into this world, and
now, continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, "Morality for Beautiful Girls" finds her
expanding her business to take in the world of car repair and a beauty pageant.
Like the earlier books, this one critiques forces of progress and modernisation
as well as patriarchalism, and aims to portray a positive picture of modern
Africa, one all too rarely seen in the West. As always, the story is delivered
in a delightfully fluid and simple well-paced prose. |