From a Far and Lovely Country is the 24th No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel by Alexander McCall Smith. Released 31st Oct 2023 by Knopf Doubleday on their Pantheon
imprint, it's 256 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback,
audio, and ebook formats. Paperback format due out from the same pubisher in 4th quarter 2024. It's worth noting that the ebook
format has a handy interactive table of
contents as well as interactive links.
This is such a fun, dependable series. Mma Ramotswe is, again, required to use her formidable wit and creativity to sort out several thorny problems and heal a few hearts (and smack some sense into a few heads who really should have behaved themselves along the way). The disparate threads entwine to a satisfying and warm, if bittersweet, conclusion, and
the overall effect is of a long and unhurried chat with an old friend.
It's not necessary to have read the books in order, however, the large
changes which occur (marriage, family relations, etc) will be obvious if they're
read out of order.
Especially with the desperate struggles, illnesses, upheavals, and
sadness which seem universal in the world right now, this series and
these characters are a balm to the soul. Wonderful.
Four and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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