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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Set: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency/Tears of the Giraffe/Morality for Beautiful Girls/The Kalahari Typing School For Men/The Full Cupboard of Life
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Set: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency/Tears of the Giraffe/Morality for Beautiful Girls/The Kalahari Typing School For Men/The Full Cupboard of Life | Alexander McCall Smith
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I worked on organizing some books today. I‘m just missing 6 of this series. And we plan to watch the tv show starting tomorrow night

#serieslove @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Lovely collection!❤️📚 3d
Tamra This series make the world seem a bit better 3d
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Repeating part of my review I wrote when I read this the first time: A light read about Botswana‘s only lady detective, Precious Ramotswe, who is just a million ways delightful and clever. I want to be her friend and hire her to handle all my investigations.

#letterN #halloweenatoz #Botswana #foodandlit #serieslove24 #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @TheSpineView @Andrew65 @PuddleJumper

Catsandbooks Awesome! ❤️🇧🇼 1mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 1mo
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Starting this audiobook tonight. I‘ve read it before and fell in love with Precious. I‘m hoping to read more of the series this month so I‘m rereading book 1. #Botswana #foodandlit #serieslove24 #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @TheSpineView @Andrew65 @PuddleJumper

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇧🇼💙 1mo
JenReadsAlot I should get back to that series it's so good! 1mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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GIVEAWAY! I ❤️ this book! And I have an extra copy. Perfect timing to read it this month for #Botswana #foodandlit. If more than one person responds, I‘ll do a drawing. Respond by end of day Tuesday October 1. I‘ll do the drawing on Wednesday and try to get it in the mail no later than Thursday so you‘ll have time to read it this month. So, sadly, USA only.

Catsandbooks Oh this is so nice! ❤️ 2mo
Bookwormjillk I would love a copy of this. It‘s on my list for October. 2mo
Texreader @Bookwormjillk Yay!! It‘s yours! Please email me your mailing address at kamonsen at aol.com 2mo
Bookwormjillk How exciting! Thanks! Emailing you now. 2mo
Texreader @Bookwormjillk It went in the mail yesterday 1mo
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Starting tomorrow read all about #Botswana for #foodandlit! Stay tuned for a giveaway!

@Catsandbooks

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Hey #book2book gang … I‘m offering these three as a set, but if you really want just one of them, you can of course request that! Note that this is books 2, 3, and 4 - I don‘t have the first book in the series. But I do have later books … watch this space 😃

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This was an awesome challenge this year. I enjoyed finding the books, finding hidden gems (like the books for Comoros and Sao Tome & Principe!), and learning about real heroes (like the authors of the books I read for Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Liberia!). Thank you @Librarybelle and @BarbaraBB for such an excellent challenge this year.

BarbaraBB You made it an excellent challenge yourself! I‘ve loved to follow your journey through Africa! And I loved the No 1 Detective Agency too ❤️ (edited) 2y
Librarybelle Awesome! Thank you so much for joining us…I‘ve loved seeing what you were reading!! 2y
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I‘m so late with posting my favorite May book but here it is! I had some very good books in May but this one just soared above them. #readingbracket

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The #readingafrica2022 challenge is keeping me busy, and I‘m loving it! I‘ve discovered some really amazing books, especially the tagged book. So here‘s where I stand for books read. I‘m currently listening to When the Ground is Hard for #Swaziland. I‘ll start Dark Inheritance for #EquatorialGuinea and A Fish Caught in Time for #Comoros tomorrow. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Amazing progress!! 2y
Librarybelle This is amazing! 2y
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Oh my goodness, this one is really going to challenge my top book of the year. A light read about #Botswana‘s only lady detective, Precious Ramotswe, who is just a million ways delightful and clever. I want to be her friend and hire her to handle all my investigations. Well I am hooked and ready to buy up the series. This is why I do reading challenges. Sometimes you end up loving a book, series, and author you‘d never have read otherwise. 5+ ⭐️

Dragon There was a tv show based on the books but I think it was only one season. One of my favourite detective series 💚🐉 2y
Tamra Wholeheartedly agree! 2y
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BarbaraBB I‘m so glad too I discovered her this way! 2y
Librarybelle So glad you loved this! It‘s a favorite among mystery lovers at my library! 2y
Megabooks Glad you loved it!! 2y
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Book coincidence! I just posted a review today about a book in which a detective thought about sex about 98% of the time, which I found thoroughly frustrating given the serious murder he‘d been handed to solve. So our lady detective in this book starts to ponder the same question I asked in my review! “How terrible to be a man, and to have sex on one‘s mind all the time, as men are supposed to do.“ #Botswana #readingafrica2022

TalesandTexts I love this series. Its uncomplicated detective fun. 2y
Texreader @nishaagni I agree! I‘m hooked! 2y
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#wondrouswednesday

1) tagged, 5 stars
2) it will be between this one and The Penguin Lessons
3) surgeons who can fix problems that would have been too painful to bear, and although I‘m still in excruciating pain, I know it will heal and I‘ll have two working arms again

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Want to play @Catsandbooks @KristiAhlers @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie ?

Eggs Thanks for playing Karen! Hope your pain will fade soon 2y
Catsandbooks Glad you're on the path to healing! Sending love! 💕 2y
Bookwormjillk Thanks for the tag. I‘m sorry you‘re in pain. 2y
TheBookHippie The penguin lessons was such a great read!!!!! I hope you‘re healing comes quickly! 2y
KristiAhlers 💙 I‘m so happy you‘re on the path to healing! 2y
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My right hand is no longer numb and I can hold my book! Yay! Between naps, I‘m wanting to do stuff but my arms are non-functional (besides surgery on the right arm I had a deep injection in the left for the same problem and it‘s almost as non-functional & painful as a result). So I‘m getting lots more reading than normal. I‘ve also been dictating emails to clients, so life is resuming somewhat.

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Update: I have a massive wrap on my arm and it‘s there for a week! The surgeon removed a torn tendon from my elbow. Serious pain before and after! Thanks to painkillers.

My hand is still numb so it‘s hard to hold a book, which is what I really want to do right now. I‘m loving the tagged book when I can hold it

jdiehr Praying for a full, speedy recovery 2y
rwmg Urggh. I hope full reading capacity is restored soon 2y
KristiAhlers Sending you healing vibes! Make sure to hydrate with those meds! Hope you feel better soon. 💜 2y
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Tamra Take care & speedy recovery! 2y
Bklover Oh no! Sounds painful! Hope you recover quickly! 2y
curiouserandcurioser @Texreader prayers for quick recovery💜 2y
wanderinglynn Oh my! Sending healing vibes for a quick recovery. 💚 2y
Leftcoastzen Hope you recover quickly! 2y
GingerAntics Oh my! I hope you heal quickly. 2y
Bookwormjillk I hope you‘re back in book holding shape soon! 2y
AmyG Oh no. I hope you feel better soon. 2y
Julsmarshall Sending quick healing vibes! 2y
robinb Heal quickly. Take good care. ❤️ 2y
Prairiegirl_reading I hope you are on the mend quickly! Take care!! 2y
xicanti I hope your wrapped up week passes quickly! 2y
kspenmoll Glad you have some help with meds. Sounds painful. 🥰 2y
Amiable Ugh! Sending positive vibes for speedy healing. 2y
marleed Ohhh, I hope you feel better soon. 2y
erzascarletbookgasm Wishing you speedy recovery! 2y
Dragon Such a fun series. I always wish I was visiting the office and enjoying a cup of tea with the ladies 💚🐉. Wishing you a speedy recovery from your surgery 💐 2y
Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon! ❤️ 2y
rachelsbrittain Sending wishes for a speedy recovery and lots of good books to get you through it! 💛 2y
TheSpineView Yikes! Hope you get better soon! 2y
MaureenMc 💗Wishes for a speedy recovery! 2y
Simona Feel better soon❣️ 2y
Gissy Wishing you a soon recovery!❤️What about an audiobook for now? 2y
TheLudicReader Hope things improve quickly. 2y
JudeCC Hope you feel better soon! Take care and rest. 🙏 2y
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Here I am back for more surgery today (elbow). I picked the perfect book while I wait. I read the first chapter and it‘s terrific! #Botswana #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

TheBookHippie Sending healing vibes !!!! 2y
LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️! 2y
DivineDiana Wishing you a quick recovery. ❤️ 2y
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I‘m starting this book today for #Botswana #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

jenniferw88 It's a good seriies! 2y
Tamra My favorite series! It‘s like a warm hug. 2y
Librarybelle Hope you enjoy! 2y
BarbaraBB I loved this one! 2y
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Sapphire I really enjoy this series. I could not believe it was written by a man. He gets the voice just right. 3y
Librarybelle I‘ve read this one! Fun series! 3y
BarbaraBB I want to read this one for Botswana too. 3y
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I listened to the audiobook while working during the day and read the paper book in the evenings. Had the narrator‘s voice in my head. Weird experience, but still enjoyed the book! Love the series narrator so I think going forward I‘ll stick to #audiolistening.

Soubhiville I love these books, and the narrator is wonderful! I always have her voice in my head when I‘m reading this series too 😊📚 4y
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Day 6: #7books7days #7days7books #impactful

Love this series!

BookishMe 😍💕😍❣️😍💞😍 One of my choices too!! 5y
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