• The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

  • No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 14
  • By: Alexander McCall Smith
  • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
  • Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,463 ratings)

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The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
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Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First, she is approached by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer’s estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmer’s nephew in order to claim his inheritance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can about the self-professed nephew.

Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon comes to Mma Ramotswe for advice. The opening of her new salon has 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 that burn people’s skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business?

Meanwhile, at the office, Mma Ramotswe has noticed something different 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 controversy as well as celebration.

With genuine warmth, sympathy, and wit, Alexander McCall Smith explores some tough questions about married life, parenthood, grief, and the importance of the traditions that shape and guide our lives.

©2013 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2013 Recorded Books

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Refreshing

Each new story in this series is just as satisfying as the last. For me, they are a welcome refuge from the ideological didacticism, endless power struggles, and polarized bickering of our age. Instead, I am transported to a beautiful place beyond time where hope is renewed. Lisette Lecat’s masterful narration is the crowning touch.

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A Fan of #1Ladies Detective Agency

These stories just make you want to be a better person, and the reader is so enjoyable!

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Read the whole series!

I am in love with this series, HBO did one season of his books and that was it and I was bummed out about it. Now that I’ve found the whole series on audibles I am hooked! I love the narration and the simplicity of his storytelling. I’ve read and collected most of the books.

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One of best narrators on Audible BOE

Lisette Lecat is an outstanding narrator. She captures each and every character beautifully. I love the characters and the traditional Botswana ways that are at the heart of the books.

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One of the Best!

Alexander McCall Smith is not only an accomplished author; he has many other abilities in the field of music and medicine. His stories are charming as are his characters. Although I’m unfamiliar with the language of Botswana, I believe he has captured its cadence through the voices of those who tell their stories. Now, I wish only to visit this country for which McCall Smith has so much admiration. Will I be able to find a 5-star virtual YouTube tour!

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sounds issues

I like all the stories but I noticed sound issues with this story. occasionally the narrators voice would very obviously switch to a different recorded take then return to the original take, or the narrator would say a sentence in one characters voice when it was supposed to be said by another character.

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A wonderful addition to the series

Alexander McCall Smith adds even more depth to the beautiful friendship between Precious and Grace. This is a lovely addition to the long running series.

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A little more involved....

.... and more about Itumalang Clovis Rhadaphuti. I may have spelled the name incorrectly, because I have not seen it in print. Either way, he is there also, and Charley grows up a little.
As ever, Lisette Lecat has the words down pat, and they just flow easily over her tongue.
Still a pure delight.

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Grace welcomes new baby!

Grace has a baby which is an extremely happy event. However, she has snake problems and her husbands aunt is a witch.

The two cases involved for the lady detectives are: 1: Is the boy claiming to be the nephew named in the will of a wealthy deceased politician an imposter?, and, 2: who is trying to destroy the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon? The book is slow moving and the ending was extremely disappointing because there is no real closure. It ended too abruptly. I think it is the weakest book in the series so far. The very best part of the book is the narrator, Lisette Lecat. She is phenomenal and makes this book more enjoyable than it being in print. I don't think anyone else could do as well as Ms. Lecat.

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Perfect in Audiobook!

I have yet to find an Alexander McCall Smith series that I haven’t dearly loved. I’ve purchased this series in audiobook form from Audible, and the narration is absolutely wonderful! I feel truly transported to lovely Botswana! The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series is like the very best therapy available. If I listen to the audiobooks in the background while I do household chores or drive, I find myself happy and smiling and calm through them. Yes, there are troubles in the world, but most can be overcome or at least mitigated by a cup of tea and a thoughtful meditation while watching the sunset. I love the gentle humanity of these books. After listening to Mma Ramotswe, the balance of the world always seems tilted toward the good. My chores get completed, yet I feel relaxed and happy, as if I’ve just returned from vacation in Botswana!

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