“It was difficult to see the whole business of house cleaning as anything but a use of time that could be more profitably and enjoyably spent doing something more satisfying.”
“Progress in learning a job was made through encouragement not censure.”
I was a huge fan of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books by Alexander McCall Smith when they debuted.
I fell in love with their main character Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s first female detective. Precious solved her clients’ mysteries and problems with uncanny wisdom all the while offering sensible and often witty advice about life.
I bought the first five books in the series as soon as they were published but by book six I lost interest since all the plots started to sound the same.
I had been on a hiatus from Precious Ramotswe for at least five years so when I saw The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Cafe at the library recently I thought I’d give the series another try.
Although the writing wasn’t any less formulaic, I was in the right mood for a dose of the positive and realistic view of the world Precious Ramotswe has to offer.
I enjoyed a quick read reconnecting with Precious who seems by now an old friend. The two reflections that open this post are from The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Cafe.
And here are two more gems I jotted down while reading The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Cafe .
“What she had written was undoubtedly true, but there were situations she felt when it was perhaps best not to tell the whole truth.”
“Women who suffer need to know that they have sisters. It is this that makes the difference between hope and despair. And no matter how difficult your situation there are always sisters- vast legions of them ready to help you.”
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