The author was born in Botswana and has written seventeen books in this series. He taught law in Botswana and then moved to Edinburgh to teach medical law. His wife is a physician, and they have two daughters. Smith is very smart with interesting abilities, which includes being a bassoonist in The Really Terrible Orchestra. Pat recommended that we read the first two books since they are such quick reads.
Pat took a lot of time to research and layout the questions. She shared Botswana trivia and map, then posed a question that blended the trivia with the book. Here are some discussion notes:
- Common sense problem solving cases
- Many enjoyed the smaller crime cases rather than one large case.
- Simple storytelling
- Botswana has a .7 white population.
- Mama R Precious) is like a therapist and thinks out of the box.
- Mama R married Note because of immaturity and just having a man pay attention to her.
- JLB loved his best friend and had many beautiful words for her even though not always spoken aloud to her.
- Mama R loves her country and people. She wants the best for Botswana.
- The language has many clicks and enunciations.
- Mama R has experiences with men that are not always positive (except Dad and JLB).
- Botswana became a democracy in 1966.
- The book had no violence or scary stuff.
- Botswana ideals are to respect elders and do what is right.
- For those of us who read both of the first two books in the series, the second book (Tears of the Giraffe) was our favorite.
Author's website: http://www.alexandermccallsmith.com/
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