This is a sweet, cozy mystery, African style!

I'm sending this out as an international bookray. Please PM me with your location and shipping preferences if you'd like to be included. Here are the participants so far:

glade1 - NC - ship US
Bunnylady - WI - ship US
Eucalia - WA - ship Int'l
TanyaReed - Canada - Ship Int'l
Jaysgirl - UK - ship Int'l
Cwoods - UK - ship Int'l
xula - Spain - end

Received in the mail today. I'm covered up in bookring books right now but will plow through as fast as I can! More later...

Very sweet book! I fell in love with Mma Ramotswe--her heart, her conscience, and her confidence. I love that an overweight woman is the star of the story and proud to be hefty! This book is more like a series of small stories, because each of her cases could stand alone, but the framework of her life and friendships adds a lot of depth to it. The lady detective is clever and pretty fearless, and knows how to turn events to her advantage.

The front cover uses the word "hilarious" to describe this book, and I did not find that to be true. I chuckled a couple of times but found this to be more touching and comforting than funny. I would highly recommend this book, and now I have yet another series to add to my wish list!

Thanks for sharing this one goygirrl! I have PMed Bunnylady for an address and will get this off to her ASAP.

Update 7-7-05: Mailed to Bunnylady today!

Rec'd this book today (with 1.85 postage due=which I will be talking to the post office about because it is marked media mail and does have 4 stamps on the envelope) I am almost done with my current read and will get to this after that.

7/31/05 Just finished this one and will be sending out in the mail hopefully tomorrow after I receive the next in lines address.

I received this book yesterday and should be able to start reading it today. Thanks for sending it to me!

RELEASE NOTES:

I found this to be a quick and easy read, but fun the whole way through. I thoroughly enjoyed it as a break between more demanding novels. I'd like to read the other books by this author now!

I took this book with me when I hiked to the top of Mt. Si near Seattle, Washington. When I got up there, though, it was still cloudy so I couldn't see out for the view. I decided to sit down and wait for the clouds to clear up, so I read about 200 pages of this book on the top of Mt. Si. Unfortunately, it never really did clear up, but I've included a picture of this book there.

I mailed this book out to the next person on the list earlier this morning. Thanks so much for sharing with me!

Got it today. :) I've got to finish the book I'm reading now, then I'll start on this one.

This is nothing like what I normally read and nothing like what I thought it would be like, but, even so, I really enjoyed it.

I'll be sending it along as soon as Jaysgirl sends me her address.

Arrived in the mail this morning. Will finish my current book, then I have another bookring book, then I will read this.

A thoroughly enjoyable read with some very subtle humour. I'm off now to Cliff1976's site to add the rest of the series to my wish list :o) I'll pass it along to xula shortly.

RELEASE NOTES:

Sent surface mail to xula - should arrive in a week or two.

Just recived... thanks!

I really loved this book. Now I'll look for others of the same author..

Lets see if someone want it nearby

The book has already arrived me. I will leave to the delay during enough time.

Thanks it to Xula to leave it to me.