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| Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 12078
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 227
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1400031362
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781400031368
ASIN: 1400031362
Publication Date: November 12, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
Pack your bags...you're going to a wonderful country! October 17, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the third in a series, so do start with the first "The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". As soon as you hear the lovely, evocative voice of the narrator, you'll be transported to the faraway country of Botswana among its (generally) peaceful, gentle, intelligent, and humorous people in their individual and often complicated lives. No need to actually buy a plane ticket..just sit back and listen to these beautiful stories which are beautifully performed.
 excellent summer reading August 13, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
easy to enjoy the warm characters, well enough written you feel the country
Morality for Beautiful Girls July 24, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love all of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books. They are different and refreshing. I get caught up in the lives of the people in the books and I want to know more.
 Disappointing June 23, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The first two books in the series were very enjoyable however this book is difficult to get through. The book does not flow like the others. The story of the orphan girl's life is told differently in two of the books. The characters have become dry and the book is a chore to read. I will try the next in the series hoping this was just a one off thing.
 In which the characters ruminate far too much May 19, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I still find this series refreshing for its unusual setting, positive portrayal of Africa, and careful treatment of the relationships between the characters. But in this installment, plot (always a secondary consideration) takes a seat in the way-back of the tiny white van.
The various plots involve a few detective cases, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni's deep depression, the two orphans living at Mma Ramotswe's house, and money troubles at both the garage and the agency. You would think that with all this going on, there would be plenty of material to fill up a short book without the characters (and the author) also indulging in extended mental rambles. Much of the book struck me as weak philosophical musings in the guise of character development.
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