“In Mma Ramotswe, [McCall Smith] minted one of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction.”
—Newsweek
“Enthralling. . . . Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can’t help but love.”
—USA Today
“If you’ve never read a No. 1 Ladies’, now’s the time. . . . The brilliance of this series … is that what may seem like tiny cases expand into considerations of virtue, love, ambition, greed, and evil.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“An oasis. . . . Full of wit, nuance, and caring.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Smart and sassy . . . [with] the power to amuse or shock or touch the heart, sometimes all at once.”
—Los Angeles Times
“There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from these books.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“These gentle stories of manners and morality have a clarity that . . . seems far harder to discern in our own rushed, deadline-driven lives.”
—The Scotsman
“Endearing, amusing. . . . Sparkles with African sunshine and wit.”
—Dallas Morning News
“The best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming books to appear in years.”
—The Plain Dealer
