In which town or city could you consult Mma Ramotswe of the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
"but all is explained and, in the process, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni gains a comfortable new chair which will make him happy too. She begins to appreciate how her fortunes will change with her marriage, and indulges her passion for impractical shoes with a new blue pair, even though they do not fit very well. Blue Shoes and Happiness Blue Shoes and Happiness is the seventh in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Gaborone, Botswana, and featuring the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe. Mma Ramotswe, happy in her marriage and her work, contemplates"
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring the character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The series is named for the first novel, published in 1998. Nineteen novels have been published in the series between 1998 and 2018. Mma Precious Ramotswe is the main character in this series. The country of Botswana is in a sense a character as well, as it is a crucial aspect of how the stories flow. Mma Ramotswe starts up her detective agency when she is 34 years old,"
"the first on 10 September 2004, and the most recent on 20 July 2017. The episodes encompass the first to the sixteenth books. They star Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe (except the 2010 and 2017 episodes, when she was played by Janice Acquah). Episodes: A cookbook associated with the novels was published in 2009; ""Mma Ramotswe's Cookbook"" by Stuart Brown, with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring the character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The series"
"Kgatleng District Kgatleng is one of the districts of Botswana, coterminous with the homeland of the Bakgatla people. Its capital is Mochudi, the hometown of protagonist Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's popular ""The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" series. According to the 2001 Census, Kgatleng had a population of 73,507 people. Kgatleng borders the North West Province of South Africa in the south, and to the east it borders South Africa's Limpopo Province. Domestically, it borders South-East District in southwest, Kweneng District in the west, Central District in north. The tourist and game reserves in the region are Oodi"
"supply, schools and recreational facilities. All the staff of the local administration expect District Administration are selected via Unified Local Government Services (ULGS) and the Ministry of Local Government is responsible for their training, deployment and career development. The district has no sub-districts. Kgatleng District Kgatleng is one of the districts of Botswana, coterminous with the homeland of the Bakgatla people. Its capital is Mochudi, the hometown of protagonist Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's popular ""The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" series. According to the 2001 Census, Kgatleng had a population of 73,507 people. Kgatleng borders the North West"
"in Botswana."" Mochudi was the home of Mma Ramotswe, the heroine of the ""No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" series of books. Michelle Obama visited the village during U.S. President Obama's African tour in 2011. Mochudi has several public Junior Secondary Schools and one public high school, Molefi Senior Secondary School. Several junior schools are Linchwe II JSS, Kgamanyane JSS, Radikolo JSS, Bakgatle JSS, Sedibelo JSS, and Ithuteng JSS. There is also Podulogong Rehabilitation Centre that offers hands on training courses to blind or vision impaired individuals. Mochudi is home to Botswana Premier League soccer club Mochudi Centre Chiefs. Mochudi Rugby"
"for readers of this novel, as the accent on English from Botswana is unique. Mma Ramotswe's business, the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has clients but needs to cut costs and increase revenue from fees. To reduce costs, she and her fiancé Mr JLB Matekoni decide to move the agency to the garage, which has plenty of office space. The original office will in turn be let, to add income. Mma Makutsi, secretary, is given the title of assistant detective, with a rise in pay. Mr JLB Matekoni is behind on his paperwork, which Mma Makutsi can organize. He has"
"solves three cases, and meets important new people, her secretary Grace Makutsi and good friend, the excellent mechanic, Mr JLB Matekoni. The novel was first published in Scotland, where it gained a following. After two more novels in the series were published, all three were published in the US to much acclaim; in 2002, for example, Publishers' Weekly called it a ""little gem of a book"". The series did not catch on in England, despite being so close to Scotland, until the fifth novel in the series. Mma Ramotswe sits in her office, the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency. She"
"short list of ""seasoned thoroughbred Shakespearians, gutsy actors who are assured verse speakers"". She is now an associate artist at the RSC. Benedict has for many years worked in radio drama, where she is known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the radio adaptations of Alexander McCall Smith's ""The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" novels. On television, she played a series regular in ""Call Red"", and numerous supporting roles. Benedict has played the part of ""Iyaloja"" in four separate productions of Wole Soyinka's play ""Death and the King's Horseman"": Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester directed by Phyllida Lloyd in"
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a television comedy-drama series, produced by the BBC in conjunction with HBO, and based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. The novels focus on the story of a detective agency opened by Mma Ramotswe and her courtship with the mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni. The series was filmed on location in Botswana and was seen as one of the first major film or television productions to be undertaken in Botswana. (""The Gods Must Be Crazy"", a 1980 film set in Botswana"
"Claire Benedict Claire Benedict (born 6 September 1951) is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of ""The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"". She won a ""Time Out"" Award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's ""Moon on a Rainbow Shawl"", directed by Maya Angelou. She lives in Todmorden in the Pennines. Benedict was born in Antigua, began to act at Norwood Secondary School for Girls then Kingsway Further Education College on Gray's"
"1994, during rehearsals for the Young Vic's ""Omma"", the entire cast (Toby Jones, Robert Bowman, Des McAleer and Benedict) quit the production when they thought director Tim Supple was failing to give them appropriate direction. Claire Benedict Claire Benedict (born 6 September 1951) is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of ""The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"". She won a ""Time Out"" Award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's ""Moon on"
"English exceeded five million, and the series has been translated to other languages. Critical reception has matched the sales of the novels, generally positive, and considering the strength of the novels to be in the characters and Mma Ramotswe's wisdom rather than in the specific mysteries solved in each novel. The novels have been adapted for radio by the author and for television. Mma Precious Ramotswe is the main character in a series including 18 novels from 1998 to 2017. The country of Botswana is in a sense a character as well, as it is a crucial aspect of how"
"to sit in one session of a class at the university, and Mma Ramotswe's musings on the status of her business, not losing money but not making a profit, as showing her wisdom. The author ""takes his time with the plot, sprinkling in plenty of musings about what makes a good detective and what really constitutes “profit.”"" In a thoughtful review, Clea Simon suggests that this novel shows the reason for the ""longevity"" of ""The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" series: ""Forgiveness and generosity, she [Mma Ramotswe] ultimately concludes, are the answer to most of life’s ills."" Though many think"
"wife is coping without her assistant for the days after the baby arrives, and finds her to be irreplaceable, even with her various odd and annoying habits. When Grace begins to come to the office for a few hours a day with the baby, Mma Ramotswe decides that Grace should be her partner in the detective agency. This novel received positive reviews, with comments that the story moves more slowly than those prior to it in this series of novels about the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Reviewers find the strength and attraction of the novel in the way the"
"reviewers. One felt this novel to be a bit repetious. Others found the ""outpouring of mercy"" to shed a new light on the characters, ""tidbits of quiet wisdom sprinkled throughout"" the novel are a major part of the novel's appeal, and that this novel, like the earlier ones, ""resonate[s] with poignancy, wisdom, and wit"". The novel entered the US best-seller list, from ""Publishers Weekly"". Mma Ramotswe meets her second cousin, who comes to the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency for help. Tati Monyena works for the hospital in Mochudi, where a series of three deaths in the same bed in"
"as a musical performed in Cape Town, South Africa in fall 2015. The musical was written in conjunction with McCall Smith, and includes ""performing a music score composed by Scotsman Tom Cunningham and Cape Town native Josh Hawks. Twelve specially created songs incorporate African dance, reggae, pioneer-style jazz and gentle ballads."" The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (novel) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first detective novel in the eponymous series by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, first published in 1998. The novel introduces the Motswana Mma Precious Ramotswe. who begins the first detective agency in Botswana, in"
"production. The project is filmed in Botswana and the majority of the crew are locals. Grammy Award-winning American singer/actress Jill Scott stars as the titular detective Mma Ramotswe. Tony Award-winning American actress Anika Noni Rose plays assistant detective Mma Grace Makutsi. British-Tanzanian London theatre actor Lucian Msamati plays car mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni. South African actor and comedian Desmond Dube plays BK, owner of the Last Chance Salon and friend to Mma Ramotswe. British actors Colin Salmon, Idris Elba, and David Oyelowo also feature in the pilot. Elba plays Charlie Gotso, an adversary to Mma Ramotswe. Salmon plays Mma Ramotswe's"
"Library award, both for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The novels have been adapted for radio by the author and for television. The BBC and American television network HBO filmed a series based on the books that stars Jill Scott as Mma Ramotswe and was shot on location in Botswana. The 109-minute pilot was written by Richard Curtis and Anthony Minghella, who also directed. The six 60-minute episodes were written and directed by others, as Mr Minghella died before the series was filmed. McCall Smith himself dramatised the series for BBC Radio 4. Thirty-three episodes have been broadcast,"
"business of the Tlokeong Road Speedy Motors run by Mr J L B Matekoni, is shrinking. To manage the finances, he fires his apprentice Charlie who is visibly shaken by the change of events. Out of compassion, Mma Ramotswe hires him for the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. An Indian family comes to meet Mma Ramotswe to find the identity of an Indian lady who apparently landed at their doorstep out of nowhere and can not remember her identity. During the investigation, Mma Ramotswe discovers that the lady was harassed by her husband in South Africa and ran away. The"
"is a Setswana term of respect for a woman; the equivalent term for a man is ""Rra"". Mma Precious Ramotswe solves cases for wives whose husbands have gone missing, for a school teacher whose son has disappeared by finding the kidnappers, for a wealthy father whose 16-year-old daughter is frustrating him by going out on her own. She helps a man atone for sins of his youth by finding the people he hurt decades earlier. She uncovers a scheme by twin brothers to use one medical degree and certificate between the two of them. She solves a case for herself,"
"referenced in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books by Alexander McCall Smith. Mma Ramotswe, the series' protagonist, greatly admires him, compares him with Nelson Mandela and very much regrets the fact of his not being so well known internationally. (The books themselves did a bit to correct that situation.) Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980. Born into one of the most powerful African royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated"
"the intensive care unit, at the same time, on the same day of the week has caused concern. While she is in Mochudi interviewing staff, her assistant takes the afternoon off, and a client arrives. Mr JLB Matekoni, first class mechanic who shares offices with the Detective Agency, meets the client, Mma Faith Botumile, who believes her husband is cheating on her. Matekoni wants to handle the case himself. His wife, Mma Ramotswe, agrees to this after careful thought, balancing the role of women in her agency and the importance of her husband. Mma Grace Makutsi, assistant in the Detective"
"husband managed to get police to charge her with attempt to murder. To protect her from her husband and from deportation, the family is giving her shelter and allowing her to feign amnesia. Mma Ramotswe is in a dilemma; if she writes the truth in her report, the lady will once again be at the mercy of her husband and if she does not, she would be misleading the national authorities who are dependent on her report to decide the future course of action. Mma Potokwani calls an old friend, who is now a senior police official in South Africa,"
"Tlou. She has portrayed Precious Ramotswe, the heroine of Alexander McCall Smith's #1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series, in amateur theater productions, and at one time was mentioned in media reports as a possible choice to portray Mma Ramotswe in the Hollywood film adaptation currently in production. Following the October 2004 general election, Tlou was appointed as Minister of Health on November 9, 2004. After being defeated in primary elections of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in Palapye, Tlou was dismissed from the Cabinet on April 1, 2008, when Ian Khama took office as President. Much of Tlou's work focuses"
"handbook on private detection, Clovis Andersen, visiting from America. The Limpopo River marks one border of Botswana and runs near Gaborone; Grace Makutsi suggests that as a name for an academy of private detection when Andersen is their guest for dinner. Reception was generally positive, focussing on the interplay between Mma Ramotswe and the American with his concise summaries of any situation, as well as the moral clarity of the world described by McCall Smith. It was on the ""New York Times"" fiction best seller list in 2012. Precious Ramotswe is pressed by troubles of two people close to her."
"Mma Ramotswe persuades Mma Potokwane to return to town from her lands, after a harrowing journey on a track that mires her little white van in sand enough to cover the tires. She has some ideas forming after speaking with the board member who wants this cafeteria built, Mr Ditso Ditso. He allows the visit rapidly as he fears he is being investigated by the government. He relaxes when he realizes that Mma Ramotswe and Clovis Andersen are there to discuss Mma Potokwane. He gets tense again when the topic of the building is brought up. Andersen notices these changes"
"girlfriend and broke up with her. He wants to make amends with both. Mma Ramotswe finds them so he can do this. A rival detective agency, called the Satisfaction Guaranteed Agency, has come to town. The business is owned by Cephas Buthelezi, ""Ex-CID, Ex-New York, Ex-cellent!"". He is of Zulu origin. His advertising is derogatory towards the No. 1 Agency in a sideways manner; he implies that one need a man to do detective work properly. However, his hubris is repaid, as he tells Mma Ramotswe that he is giving up the business. The story ends with a picnic, attended"
"Did I Get Married?"" The next year, in 2008, Scott appeared as Precious Ramotswe in Anthony Minghella's film adaption of Alexander McCall Smith's series of books ""The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"" playing a detective. Scott then filmed additional episodes for the series in Botswana in late 2008, co-funded by the BBC and HBO, that were broadcast as a seven-part series on BBC1 in March 2009; and on HBO, which debuted March 29, 2009. BBC and HBO are contemplating whether to produce a second round of episodes of the series. In 2010, she voiced Storm of the X-Men on the"
"Tears of the Giraffe Tears of the Giraffe is the second in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Botswana, which features the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe. The agency takes on two cases, one involving a college-aged boy who disappeared ten years earlier, and the other a local man who does not understand why his wife is so long away from home each day. The engagement of Mma Ramotswe and Mr JLB Matekoni endures, as he gets her a diamond engagement ring, and takes on two children from the orphan farm. A"
"in, the work of the garage. The first case is that of an American woman in her fifties who lost her son Michael Curtin in Africa ten years earlier. Mrs Curtin suspects he died but does not know and wants resolution. Mma Ramotswe meets the people who were involved in the community to which he belonged while his family lived in Gaborone. His attachment to the community kept him from returning to the US for his time at college. Mma Ramotswe speaks to the secretary in the college where one man from that time now teaches. It is the secretary's"
"the UK. ""Publishers Weekly"" finds this novel ""delightful"". Mma Ramotswe always solves her cases, but not in haste, and following a code of behavior and decency. They credit the author for his ""always engaging"" way of portraying the code that guides his protagonists. ""Kirkus Reviews"" calls this a ""charmingly gossamer mystery"" in this ""enchanting series"" of mystery novels. There is a focus on marriage in this novel, including her own, after such a long engagement. They describe the strength of the protagonist, Mma Ramotswe, who ""provides less detection than advice, and wise advice it turns out to be, even when"
"meet her nemesis, Violet Sephoto, as the “head hunter” looking to fill positions for experienced secretaries. There is no chance of a good position from her sarcastic, one-time classmate, which gives Grace Makutsi a moment to realize how much she likes her work at the Detective Agency. She takes a cab there, arriving mid-morning. Mma Ramotswe is glad to see her back again. She promotes her to associate detective, meaning she can handle a case from first interview through to the end. The next day, a client will be arriving while Mma Ramotswe will be in Mochudi to make progress"