Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith Paperback Book

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Rent Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: May 2009

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $34.99

Synopsis

In stressful times, Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe always finds solace in a steaming pot of red bush tea. But it's going to take many cups of the richly hued liquid to help her cope with current woes. Topping the list is the state of Mma's tiny white van, which has developed an ominous rattle she can no longer ignore. Meanwhile, at the detective agency, Mma Ramotswe and her very opinionated assistant, Grace Makutsi, are enlisted by football coach Leungo Molofololo to determine why his once-successful team has lost so many games. Could there be a traitor among the ranks? The case will certainly be a challenge. Mma Ramotswe knows nothing about football, and Mma Makutsi is distracted. Her fianc', Phuti Radiphuti, has hired Violet Sephotho, Grace's one-time nemesis at the Botswana Secretarial College, to work at his furniture store. Grace fears that glamorous, manipulative Violet is out to steal her man. Grace trusts Phuti, but she knows men are weak. 'They cannot help it,' she muses, 'they are dazzled, just as a mouse is hypnotized by the swaying of a cobra. And then the cobra strikes and it is all over for the mouse, just as it is for the man.' Scotsman McCall Smith's rich regard for Botswana resonates in this warm, witty, and wise tenth installment in the internationally best-selling series. What fan can resist?

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