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| Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 4671
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1400075726
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781400075720
ASIN: 1400075726
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 A very fine read indeed March 18, 2008
Alexander McCall Smith is a deceptively good writer. His books are simple and simply read. But there is a texture and depth to the prose that is not dashed off. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive continues this author's of straightforward stories set in the richness of Africa.
Things are changing at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gabarone, Botswana. Mma Makutsi is engaged and doesn't really need to work any more. This brings a subtle shift in office dynamics as Mma Makutsi is tempted to take on new challenges. Mma Ramotswe promotes Mma Makutsi to Associate Detective.
And a shift is underway at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The apprentice, Charlie, has an opportunity to go into business for himself. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni takes on an investigation of his own while his wife, Precious Ramotswe, and her associate are busy with other cases. All the matters are resolved, although not all are satisfactory to the clients or the detectives.
Along the way, everyone learns a lesson. Whether it's grace and mercy, being thankful for your blessings, or learning to be content to bloom where you are planted, McCall Smith draws each character's story with tenderness.
It would be easy to paint Botswana with the brush of trivialization, but the author's love and respect for the land and its people shine through every word. I've never been to Africa but I feel the pull it has on him and others.
Precious Ramotswe and her family are characters rich in love, proud of their homeland, and anchored firmly to a culture where respect is valued and the worst you can say about someone is that they are rude.
We should all be so blessed.
Armchair Interviews says: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive is a very fine book indeed.
Red Bush Tea March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Curious? Red bush tea is available at Stash Tea, item #030700. I find that it has the delightful piquancy of burnt rubber tires. I will give it another try later when my spirit of adventure has recovered.
Great condiction, fsst shipping January 18, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Loved the whole series of books, this was the last. Great condiciton, fast shipping
 The Good Husband of Zebra Drive January 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Recommended reading. It is a humorous story about the gentle and kind man who is husband to the head of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, woven in with the details of cases and training apprentices. The author does a good job describing details of life in a small town with humorous events that take place.
more stories about gentle souls December 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alexander McCall Smith has done a great job of putting Mayberry, North Carolina in Botswana, with a cast of characters that live life at an easy pace with gentle loving spirits. But there is a bit of restlessness down at Tlokweng Road, where both Mma Makutsi and Charlie, the older apprentice start to think about new employment. And Mr J. L. B. Matekoni wonders if his life needs a new bit of excitement. The reader knows that all will work its way out, as it always does in these precious stories. Humerous endings occur to the mysteries brought to the detectives. Another excellent entry in this outstanding series.
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