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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)

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ISBN
0375424482 (ISBN13: 9780375424489)
Language
English
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pantheon

The Miracle At Speedy Motors (2008) - Plot & Excerpts

The further adventures of Mma Ramotswe & Mma Makutsi of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective agency, et al. This installment involves tragedy with a new bed, threatening letters to the agency, the possibility of a medical miracle for Motholeli, and a search for a client's lost family.Alexander McCall Smith delivers more of what we love in these stories. They are not revolutionary, and that is not what we expect. We love the stories of Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni because they are full of the Simple and the Good. There is enough dramatic tension to keep you wondering how it will all work out, but the most satisfying part is to see the characters learn, grow, and become better people along the way. Some things I've learned:-No matter how embarrassed you may be over mistakes you have made, or how much you may fear others' possible future judgement, it is always best to tell the truth.-If people are thoughtless, unkind, or even hostile toward you, the best response is always love.-Don't be afraid to expect and seek for miracles, especially when serving those you love, but be careful not to miss the miracles that are already there, all around you.

I love this series by Alexander McCall Smith. Each entry is charming, witty, and compassionate in its understanding of human frailties and human relationships. Each one is such a pleasure to read that the reader dreads coming to the end.The mysteries that Precious Ramotswe solves are not grand and important mysteries involving murder, theft, and drugs. They are the every day mysteries that people struggle with. Who were my real parents? Who is writing threatening letters and why? Is this man really who he says he is?Mma Ramotswe tackles these mysteries with all her energy, passion, and determination and she changes people's lives in the process. And not only the lives of her clients, but those of her family and her associates as well. She changes the reader's life, too, I think. I am a better, more patient, and more understanding person for having read these quirky novels. Spending time in a McCall Smith Botswana novel is like a gentle vacation in an idyllic land where everyone is basically decent and caring and wants to do the right thing. Maybe it is a fantasy land, but once you are there and once you are hooked, you never want to leave.

What do You think about The Miracle At Speedy Motors (2008)?

In this ninth novel in the Alexander McCall Smith series, Precious Ramotswe, the "traditionally built" proprietor of the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana, receives a threatening letter: "Fat lady: you watch out! And you too, the one with the big glasses." Mma Ramotswe and her assistant, Grace Makutsi, of the big glasses, are startled by this letter, and Mma Ramotswe even begins to believe that she is being followed. As the two women deal with their business and their lives, the letter haunts them--it is so uncharacteristic of the gentle, sweet-spirited life of Botswana, a place where, in Mma Ramotswe's experience, almost any problem can be worked out over a cup of bush tea. This novel is more a series of short episodes in the life of Mma Ramotswe than a mystery in the traditional sense. The novel creates a warm, feel-good atmosphere from the contemporary detective stories, and ultimately, the "miracle" of Speedy Motors becomes obvious.The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency series features characters who feel familiar, make us love them, and inspire us.
—Larisha

The world slows to a snail's pace.. conversations, explanations, observations and thoughts are all carefully considered. This is the world of Mma Ramotswe and her friends. To us who live in a fast-paced world, we sigh at this as our conversations and words tumble out easily and often without too much thought. We move quickly and are so easily bored. We do not consider for too long the precious things, but long for them when they are gone. We chase painful thoughts from our mind and go on to the next bright thing as we skim through our days. Perhaps a life more closely examined is the antidote to apathy.
—Margaret

This is another wonderful book by Alexander McCall Smith. I feel like I know the characters and every new book is a visit home to find out how things are with my "family" in Botswana. Again, the books are not about solving a mystery. I think the mystery is a philosophical vehicle for the author's ideas and people with the children of his heart. Although some find these to be lightweight, I have a different take on them. Throughout literature, characters have been created that transcend their books and become real. Take, for instance, Dickins' wonderful characters such as Scrooge, the Artful Dodger, Oliver, Barkas, Mr. Micawber and a host of others. Then there are the fiends such as Frankenstein, Dracula, and Mephistopheles. And who doesn't have a picture in their mind of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? I feel the same way about Precious Ramotswe, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni and Mma Makutsi. They have become more than characters in a book and I look forward to spending time with them.
—Anne Hawn Smith

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