Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 7)

I really enjoy this light-hearted series of books but this latest one I've read is possibly the best so far (can't wait for the next one now!) - full of lovely sentiment and beautiful words on top of the usual interesting conundrums and pleasant characters.

Read this one on the flight to Malaysia when it came out in 2007 (thank you, Gary :)

The seventh book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The main mystery is a potentially dangerous blackmail plot, but the real meat of the book, once again, is the ebb and flow of life in Botswana and the relationships of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi. Grace Makutsi's weakness for faashionable (and impractical, uncomfortable) shoes is something I can so relate to! ...more

The seventh book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The main mystery is a potentially dangerous blackmail plot, but the real meat of the book, once again, is the ebb and flow of life in Botswana and the relationships of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi. Grace Makutsi's weakness for faashionable (and impractical, uncomfortable) shoes is something I can so relate to! A wonderful addition to the series.   hide

This entire series is pure pleasure to read.