The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

Modern ideas get tangled up with traditional ones in the latest intriguing installment in the beloved, best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ser ies. Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First she is approa ched by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer's es tate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward ma y be falsely impersonating the farmer's nephew in order to claim his inheri tance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can abou t the self-professed nephew. Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Be auty Salon comes to Mma Ramotswe for advice. The opening of her new salon h as been shadowed by misfortune. Not only has she received a bad omen in the mail, but rumors are swirling that the salon is using dangerous products t hat burn people's skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of bus iness Meanwhile, at the office, Mma Ramotswe has noticed something differe nt about Grace Makutsi lately. Though Mma Makutsi has mentioned nothing, it has become clear that she is pregnant . . . But in Botswana - a land where family has always been held above all else-this may be cause for controver sy as well as celebration. With genuine warmth, sympathy, and wit, Alexande r McCall Smith explores some tough questions about married life, parenthood , grief, and the importance of the traditions that shape and guide our live s.

Product Info

ISBN: 0349139288

ISBN-13: 9780349139289

Publisher: Abacus

Year: 2015

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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