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

Publisher's summary

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

These Ladies are Like Old Friends

This was my first book in this series to hear on Audible, and I loved hearing the voices of characters who feel like old friends. The dialect is beautiful and the story is enchanting.

A slow storyline.

this one never really captured me. It starts slow and stays slow throughout. I thought the narrator did a great job of capturing the vocal tone and inflections of the people central to the story.

Botswana is the home I always dreamed of.

Botswana is the home I always dreamed of. The characters are people I long to meet. Thank you Alexander McCall Smith and Lisette Lecat for offering me another world to live in.

The detective

Would you listen to The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon again? Why?

The voice of narrator makes the story so enjoyable.

What other book might you compare The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon to and why?

all the books in the journey due to the character development.

What does Lisette Lecat bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

the pain that the character's feel

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This was a book that I wanted to listen to in one sitting due to the depth of the characters.

Excellent Narration - great story

What made the experience of listening to The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon the most enjoyable?

Lissette Lecat is a wonderful voice for the characters in this book. Alexander McCall Smith's Botswana is as usual a great story setting and the characters' interactions in this story continue the long time relationship that has built over the series.

McCall Smith needs no minor adjustments

Alexander McCall Smith, Thank you for giving me such joy in all your series. No 1 Ladies Detective Agency still has my number one Lady detectives. Mma Ramotswe always gets to the bottom and the heart of the mystery. She does this through integrity, keen observation, Clovis Anderson's rules of private detection and a little help from her friends.Can't wait for the next installment when Mma Makutse is full partner. I am sure it will be funny and heartwarming.

I love these stories

Wonderful characters who evolve over the books, a terrific narrator who makes you feel the humor and pathos, and a gentle, yet interesting story.

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!

Great Narration

What did you love best about The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon?

The main reason I continue to "read" books in this series is the narration by Lisette Lecat. She brings the story to life.

What about Lisette Lecat’s performance did you like?

I enjoy the voices she uses and learning the correct pronunciations of the places mentioned.

Another Sweet Story

How nice to be able to listen to the wonderful narration of Lisette Lecat telling the tale of another phase of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency! Always a pleasure to slow down a bit and continue the story of Precious, Grace and their families. If you've read others in this series, you certainly won't be disappointed with this one.