The Full Cupboard of Life

paperbacl, 216 pages

English language

Published July 18, 2003 by Pantheon Books, Scholastic.

ISBN:: 978-0-439-09509-9
OCLC Number:: 42398446

(5 reviews)

Here is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency hit series. Once again we are transported to Gaborone, capital city of Botswana, and into the world of Mma Ramotswe and her friends.

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Stephanie Jane reviewed The full cupboard of life by Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series)

Uplifting!

3 stars

I saw a few other Alexander McCall Smith books proffered for the Read Scotland 2015 Challenge which reminded me that I still had this fifth volume in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series to read. I picked up The Full Cupboard Of Life at the Camping Florantilles library several weeks ago.

Reading out of order, as I've skipped volumes three and four, didn't seem to be a real problem as McCall Smith fills in any backstory when needed. The familiar characters are still their positive-thinking joyful selves and I like the gentle pace of the novel. Perfect for today's hot Spanish sun! The reliance on nostalgia did wear a little thin towards the second half of the story and there is actually very little detecting in this detective story, but I came away uplifted and happy with the world which I believe is the point of the book.