Tea Time for the Traditionally Built: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 10 (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency10) Book

It is a troublesome fact on which even Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi agree: there are things that men know and ladies do not and vice versa. It is unfortunate for example when Mma Ramotswe's newest client is the big-shot owner of the ailing Kalahari Swoopers that one thing lady detectives know very little about is football. And when the glamorous Violet Sephotho sets her sights on Mma Makutsi's unsuspecting fiance it becomes exasperatingly clear that some men do not know how to recognise a ruthless Jezebel even when she is bouncing up and down on the best bed in the Double Comfort Furniture Shop. In her attempt to foster understanding between the sexes and find the traitor on Mr Football's team Mma Ramotswe ventures into new territory drinks tea in unfamiliar kitchens and learns to trust in the observational powers of small boys. And as wise and warm-hearted as his heroine Alexander McCall Smith reminds us that we must dig deep to uncover the goodness of the human heart.

A tale that leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling, much like that experienced by jolly lead character Mma Ramotswe, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built is the tenth No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel from award-winning writer Alexander McCall Smith. A meandering story of Ramotswe's sunny life in Botswana, we follow the heroine as she attempts to discover what has been causing local football team Kalahari Swoopers' recent slump. Wise and warm-hearted, Mma finds that sometimes differences between the two sexes cannot be more stark. There are plenty of cups of tea along the way as we deal with Mma's upsetting loss - her tiny white van. A hugely enjoyable read.