{"id":23090,"date":"2014-02-04T23:34:39","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T03:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=23090"},"modified":"2014-02-04T23:34:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T03:34:39","slug":"review-of-the-minor-adjustment-beauty-salon-by-alexander-mccall-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=23090","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, by Alexander McCall Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon<\/em><\/p>\n

by Alexander McCall Smith<\/p>\n

Pantheon Books, New York, 2013. 242 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably silly for me to continue to review these books, since they are most fun read in order, as you get to know the characters over time. And those who have read this far, like me, will certainly want to continue, so all I really need to tell you is that another book is out.<\/p>\n

I like it when the books include satisfying puzzles for Mma Ramotswe to solve, and this one does. As well, Mma Makutsi is expecting a baby! But Phuti\u2019s troublesome aunt is determined to come stay with them and keep people away after the baby is born. And, Surprise! Charlie, of all people, is quite taken with the baby.<\/p>\n

Mostly, I enjoy these books because of the pleasant time it gives me with wonderful people. As another title proclaimed, reading these books is being in the company of cheerful ladies.<\/p>\n

I always like to include a quotation that shows Mma Ramotswe\u2019s practical, peaceful, and matter-of-fact approach to life. Here\u2019s one that made me smile:<\/p>\n

In her experience, those who took the husbands or wives of others could rewrite history \u2013 not always, but often \u2013 and the marriage they had broken up would be portrayed as being in much worse condition than it really was.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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