Train journeys can be a pleasant experience depending on the company you have!
And when conversations start over books, you know its bound to get interesting.
One such journey began with a book and a recommendation.
One such journey began with a book and a recommendation.
When you have a book a month goal, it is nice to get a recommendation on light reading.
We googled the story line and got the name of the author ( since my travel companion could not remember the name of the author, but the character in the series) and got a general idea about the story.
He writes well.
“You simply could not help everybody; but you could at least help those who came into your life.”
This in a nutshell describes the emotions of the main character.
This is not a review of just a book that I read, since the author has written several books under the same detective cases. No.1 Lady's Detective Agency.
After a long time, I actually enjoyed reading a book which had no unnecessary plots, twists, psychotic men and women.
This was light reading, very descriptive, connecting well with the reader.
Though it is based on a detective, it was not the dark murder, blood, thievery gore stories of the Poirot, Miss Marple cases. Mma Ramotswe is a very humane and emotional detective.
Unlike many other detective novels, where the case is solved on 'not trusting anyone', she solves her cases based on 'trust'!
She trusts that the world is a good place and everyone is a nice person.
Her insights into the land and her love for the farm make her acceptable to all she meets, since these are all people of the land.
This book that I read made me want to visit the places he talks about, though barren and dry, yet made so warm by the characters described so well.
At one point, I realised the author is not the main character of the book, but someone who is so good with words and had brought them all so alive!
If you enjoy light reading, a little bit of suspense, a simplistic approach,
If you believe that there is still good in the world
If you can approach reading for what it is meant to be- a love for books,
Then
This is an author for you!
This touched me:
“We need a person whom we can make our little god on this earth, as the old Kgatla saying had it. Whether it was a spouse, or a child, or a parent, or anybody else for that matter, there must be somebody who gives our lives purpose.”
Alexander McCall Smith- Morality for Beautiful Girls
(No.1 Lady's Detective Agency)
I am glad you enjoyed McCall Smith. He is one of our favourite authors.
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