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- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1989
The story of two women-one a hunter-gatherer in Botswana, the other an ailing American anthropologist-this powerful book returns the reader to territory that Marjorie Shostak wrote of so poignantly in the now classic Nisa: The Life and Words of...
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 2000
In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. In Saturday Is for Funerals we learn why that won’t happen. Unity Dow and Max Essex tell the...
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Bridget Reinhold is not exactly the adventurous type, but when her sister Claire disappears in Southern Africa, nothing can keep her in England. Bridget launches herself into the search in Botswana and hits one obstacle after the other. Soon,...
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Contemporary
This is an anthology of stories, personal observations and historic legends. It reflects the author’s fascination with Africa’s people and their history as well as her identification with individuals and their conflicting emotions.
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom and good sense to face life’s problems and mysteries. Mma Ramotswe, owner of the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the...
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Crime
When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the Gaborone City Council, Mma Ramotswe is unsure until she learns that developers plan to build the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard....
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
It’s our son, Sam . . . someone took him. Please help us’ Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime. Instead, they returned minus one child....
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Mma Ramotswe, who became engaged to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni at the end of the first book, is still engaged. She wonders when a day for the wedding will be named, but she is anxious to avoid putting too much...
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her...
The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency often helps people find things they have lost. But they have never had to help a client find herself—until now, in this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling and beloved series. A...
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