I’m currently reading…Blue Shoes and Happiness
April 6, 2008 by The Writer
I’m currently reading Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith, the seventh book in his No. 1 Ladies’ Detective series.
As regular visitors to my blog know I’ve read a few of the books in the series, and was looking forward to returning to his rose-tinted world of adventure in the lovely southern African country of Botswana.
I was particularly spurred on by BBC One’s Easter Sunday TV adaptation of the first book starring American Grammy Award-winning soul singer Jill Scott (whose music I absolutely love), directed by the now late Anthony Minghella.
Since I was ‘in the zone’, I thought I may as well get down with another of Smith’s books!
So, what cases are Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi investigating this time around?
She’s faced with a particularly baffling case of blackmail, odd goings-on at Mokolodi, Mma Makutsi’s broken engagement and - horror of horrors! - the prospect of having to diet!
As always, McCall Smith portrays the beauty of the African continent and its people through Precious Ramotswe and her family and friends, her pride in Botswana, her empathy and unquenchable desire to help others…
…and her love of good food and redbush tea!
Available on Amazon.
