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Title: Her Mother's Shadow

Subtitle: Kiss River, Book 3

Author: Diane Chamberlain

Narrator: Arielle DeLisle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 372 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Annie

A loving mother and wife, Annie O'Neill was the heart of the small community of Kiss River. But her generous nature hid a darker side that remained secret for years after her tragic death.

Lacey

When Lacey O'Neill finally learns the shattering truth about the mother she's spent a decade emulating, the foundation of her life begins to crumble. Then her close childhood friend dies, leaving her teenage daughter, Mackenzie, in Lacey's care, and Lacey unwillingly finds herself in the role of mother.

Mackenzie

Uprooted by her mother's death, Mackenzie resents her new home of Kiss River. She wants nothing to do with the father who never knew she existed - and especially not her mother's oldest friend. But the person who could understand her best might be the one she resents most: Lacey.

Critic Reviews:

"Complex, credible characterization. . . . Even readers who are not already fans will sympathize with the flawed but caring people [Chamberlain] compassionately evokes." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Nice ending for the trilogy

The narrator was Terrific! Tempo was right & I always knew who was speaking because she altered her voice for each character.

The story tied up all the loose ends from the other books.

Enjoyed it a lot.

Great trilogy

Diane Chamberlain does it again. I loved hearing how the members of this family grew up & continued on through the stories. I love the twists & turns.

And to hear the same awesome narrator through series kept the stories flowing. Great job!!!

MUST READ!

I read the triology ( listened ) these books are well written and filled with surprises, I really enjoyed them.

inspiring

This book reminds one to forgive, not forget and how to move on from there. lacey is a very brave young lady but already had to deal with things that most people never go through.

Nice story to end the series.

A few spots were slow but overall it was intriguing. The readers voice was a bit high for my taste but her voice was very clear.

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Title: Day of Wrath

Author: William R. Forstchen

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-21-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 690 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This novella by NewYork Times bestselling author William R. Forstchen imagines a horrifying scenario where, in the course of one day, the terrorist group ISIS carries out massacres in schools and on highways across the United States. With a surprisingly small but well-organized and ruthless force, the nightmarish devastation brings America to a state of near paralysis.

Bob Petersen arrives with his daughter at the middle school in Maine where he teaches, expecting another regular day but worried about what recent ominous news reports might portend. Suddenly his school - along with many others across the United States - is under attack. Gunmen burst in, slaughtering children and adults alike.

From the ISIS leader in Syria to the murderous rampages throughout the States, Day of Wrath reveals with chilling effect how national panic and paralyzing terror can bring a mighty country to a near standstill. Petersen's fight to save lives and stop the merciless gunmen provides edge-of-your-seat drama. This provocative work should stimulate an intense national debate.

Members Reviews:

Conservative Rant, but important

RAMBOO FANTAZIES

What little story that is presented is plausible and so very scary. Fortstchen's career started off with some fantasy/paranormal books that never got past paperback. I first heard of him, when he co wrote some historical fiction with Newt Gingrich. I read ONE SECOND AFTER shortly after it came out. It was okay, but I have not understood why it has become so popular. It was certainly Forstchen's break out book. So much so, that WF takes credit for all the prepper books that followed. WF says he hated writing this book. I disagree. I believe he needed to get this rant off his chest. What he hated was the suspected backlash.

This is a political book, with lots of telling and little story. We are told about the importance of owning guns, even M16's. We are told that Texans are superior to the soft liberals on the East Coast and their anti gun laws. For some reason, WF dinks Quakers. It is good to be a Boy Scout. Actors have too many award shows (I whole heartily agree with that one.) WF really hates political correctness. The main character is the bread winner, his little wife stays at home and he does not change diapers. Oh, and the media is put down because they don't show dead bodies and rape on TV.

Since WF uses this book to lecture about his politics, I feel that gives me the right to say a few things. I too have had problems with political correctness, but I know it is there for a reason. WF complains that you can not call a Muslim a raghead without being called a racist. I remember the sixties, when blacks could not date whites, unmarried women were the scum of the earth, divorce was illegal, etc.. I don't want to go back to those days. He complains and whines about being called a racist. Well, WF it is the same the other way around. I was a conservative for years, listened to Rush Limbaugh, was a ditto head. My liberal friends thought I was closed minded. Then one day on facebook, I mentioned that in a civilized country everyone should have health care. Next thing you know, I am an idiot, communist, gay and should move to Europe. When I mentioned that no one needs a military style rifle, the shit it the fan.

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Title: Beautiful You

Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Narrator: Carol Monda

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-21-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 344 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of female pleasure. Beautiful You is Palahniuk's much-anticipated satire of the emerging erotic thriller genre, a mash-up of mommy porn and chick lit à la Sex and the City, and fantasy lit à la Clan of the Cave Bear. Imagine if Ira Levin had a baby with Jean Auel.

Penny Harrigan is a low-level associate in a big Manhattan law firm with an apartment in Queens and no love life at all. So it comes as a great shock when she finds herself invited to dinner by one C. Linus Maxwell, aka "Climax-Well", a software mega-billionaire and lover of the most gorgeous and accomplished women on earth. After dining at Manhattan's most exclusive restaurant, he whisks Penny off to a hotel suite in Paris, where he proceeds, notebook in hand, to bring her to previously undreamed-of heights of orgasmic pleasure for days on end. What's not to like? This: Penny discovers that she is a test subject for the final development of a line of sex toys to be marketed in a nationwide chain of boutiques called Beautiful You. So potent and effective are these devices that women by the millions line up outside the stores on opening day and then lock themselves in their room with them and stop coming out. Except for batteries. Maxwell's plan for erotically enabled world domination must be stopped. But how?

Members Reviews:

So weird

Every time I had to pause this book to continue with my life I thought "what the f**k just happened?" This book is heavily sexual, some points to nauseating lengths. Like way sexier than Christian Grey and nastier than eating humans. Yet I couldn't stop listening even when I found myself saying ew ew ew out loud at work. It was a really great read. If you like indie films like Horns and Blue is the Warmest Color you'll probably still be freaked out. Happy listening. Don't play this out loud in front of kids, parents, or anyone in he generally normal population.

I think I may have outgrown Chuck P.I

What did you like best about Beautiful You? What did you like least?

This was an interesting concept and some good points about sexuality and gender are made, I just feel it would have been best served in a story or novela instead of a book.

Would you be willing to try another book from Chuck Palahniuk? Why or why not?

Yes... He's been one of my favorites for a long time. But, I have to admit that I haven't really been moved by anything he's written since Rant. I can't tell if Chuck is "losing it", or if I've just kind of grown out of his style. The last few seem to be trying too hard to be edgy or controversial or something.

Was Beautiful You worth the listening time?

I guess. It was entertaining, I suppose, but I didn't gain anything from it.

I'll start by saying I love Palahniuk...

What did you like best about Beautiful You? What did you like least?

I liked the idea that I felt was being presented in a very satirical story. I loved the overall theme of excessive self indulgence leading to complacent mediocrity, and the anti-materialism that is so present in most Palahniuk novels. On the other hand, I hated the story line. I hated that there was no development of any character.

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Title: Breaking the Silence

Author: Diane Chamberlain

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-08-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 293 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing-except the distant past. Visiting Sarah Tolley seemed a small enough sacrifice to make. But Laura's promise results in another death: her husband's. And after their five-year-old daughter, Emma, witnesses her father's suicide, Emma refuses to talk about it - to talk at all.Frantic and guilt ridden, Laura contacts the only person who may be able to help. A man she's met only once - six years before. A man who doesn't know he's Emma's real father. Guided only by a child's silence and an old woman's fading memories, the two unravel a tale of love and despair, of bravery and unspeakable evil. A tale that's shrouded in silence...and that unbelievably links them all.

Critic Reviews:

"Chamberlain deserves the highest praise for writing this emotionally compelling story of secrets and silence, love and lies." (Literary Times)

Members Reviews:

Narrator voice was so annoying

Would you try another book from Diane Chamberlain and/or Justine Eyre?

Yes just not read by this narrator. I tried to listen because the story sounded very interesting but I just couldn't do it.

What didnt you like about Justine Eyres performance?

NO

can't listen to the narrator

I can't finish the first chapter of this book because the narrator whines and sounds as though she is about to burst into tears. She sounds this way even when she's reading as the child. I have never stopped a book this early but I can't stand her voice.

Terrible narration!

Another great book by Chamberlain-maybe a little slow at times-or maybe just dragged down by the awful pretentious narration!

Great story, terrible narration

Would you listen to Breaking the Silence again? Why?

no, the narrator was difficult to listen to, her voice was whispery and annoying

What other book might you compare Breaking the Silence to and why?

Anything else by the author, others have been great to listen to such as Silent Sister.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Justine Eyre?

anyone else

Don't bother

Needed a different narrator. May have just been the person reading it but the story was very hokey.

One of my least favorite

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Title: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage

Author: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (translator)

Narrator: Bruce Locke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-12-14

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 930 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The new novel - a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan - from the internationally acclaimed author, his first since IQ84.

Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages.

Members Reviews:

Good, brooding book, terrible reading

The dialogue was read with this incredibly grating Japanese accent. It's in translation, it's not about Japanese speakers try to speak broken, stilted English. I mean, FFS, it's not like Japanese speakers sound like they have accents when they're speaking to each other in their native language, this came off as a stupid affectation.

Charlie Chan

The narrator has the worst fake Japanese accent. Sounds more like the old racist Charlie Chan movies. It was astoundingly bad. There was absolutely no need for that fake accent. It was as though the narraration was making fun of Murakami being Japanese. I stopped listening because it was so distracting to the story. Why didn't anyone else notice ? Amazing. As a Japanese I felt insulted.

Very unfortunate narration...

What did you love best about Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage?

A big fan of Muruakami - so I love it all.

How could the performance have been better?

The accents used in the narration our horrible. Sorry, but no other word to use. I'm having a hard time finishing the book, which I'm sure I would have loved otherwise.

Any additional comments?

Please do not use those voice accents ever again. Thank you.

Beautiful Story. Odd dialogue narration

It Is hard for me to believe that Murakami is not aware of the odd dialogue in Bruce Locke's performance. I have listen to nearly 300 books and most of Murukami's material. The use of the Japanese accent is inconsistent with all of his other books. Why do it here? The depth and tone of the story could have been extraordinary if the dialogue had been performed normally. The book is definitely worth a listen. But really should be redone with the accented English removed. When Locke simply narrates the story the results are dark and moving.

Poor narration

Unfortunate that the narrator chose to use Japanese accents for the main characters. It made them sound stiff and wooden and fer chrissakes, I KNOW they're Japanese, thanks. The Japanese accent sounded inauthentic too, sometimes veering into what sounded like German.

Otherwise narration was great. He even did a good Finnish accent.

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Title: Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead

Subtitle: Toad Witch Series, Book 1

Author: Christiana Miller

Narrator: Marie Rose

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-25-14

Publisher: HekaRose Publishing Group

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 473 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A little magic can go a long way - to really screwing up a girl's life!

Mara is having the worst month of her life. At least, that's what her cards tell her and they've never been wrong. She's evicted from her apartment, loses her job, and is banned from Beverly Hills. So when the tarot cards predict her imminent demise, she uses a little magic to make her world right.

Suddenly, an aunt she's never met dies, leaving Mara as her sole heir. But when Mara moves into her inherited home, she discovers Aunt Tillie never moved out. She's still one pissed-off old lady, even postmortem, and she blames Mara's magical meddling for her death.

When Mara accidentally releases a demon and awakens the spirit of the most powerful witch in history, Tillie's ready to kill her - literally. It's the only way she can think of to save the girl from herself. The witch and the demon, however, have other plans for Mara's body!

Members Reviews:

Aunt Tillie

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Fun, quirky chick lot with a good reader. Easy to become absorbed in the story.

What did you like best about this story?

It was just fun and light. Love the relationship between Mara and Gus.

Which character as performed by Marie Rose was your favorite?

Gus. So funny!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Great film to lose yourself in.

Any additional comments?

Liked the story and the light, witty banter between Mara and Gus.

Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead

Any additional comments?

I truly enjoyed this book!Narrated beautifully by Marie Rose ,this is the story of Maura who is tossed out of her apartment and is trying to live in Aunt Tillies old house.Maura is a witch with a curse on her and what can go wrong usually does for her.Tillie is a ghost with an agenda.A fun,funny romp through the world of witchcraft!"I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast or MalarHouse dot com"

great tale, superb narration

Would you consider the audio edition of Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead to be better than the print version?

I really enjoy audiobooks so Im biased yes, but the narration brings new life to an old format

What did you like best about this story?

spooky elements surrounding Aunt Tilley's death ! Suspense....

Have you listened to any of Marie Roses other performances before? How does this one compare?

none yet but would definitely consider

If you could take any character from Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead out to dinner, who would it be and why?

love the Scottish accent, hard for Americans to pull off

Any additional comments?

can't wait for the sequel...

Witchy fun!

A perfect combination of witchy ghost story, romance, humor, and light thrills, this story provided a perfect escape from life for a while. I've read this book before, in ebook (not that I retained it, I read ALOT, but I remembered that I loved it, so when I heard about it being offered up for free to select reviewers, I absolutely signed up!) This narrator is freaking hilarious! Gus's voice is GENIUS! Her regular reading voice, in Mara's POV, is properly affected by events; Mr.

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Titre: Hunger Games (Hunger Games 1)

Auteur: Suzanne Collins

Narrateur: Kelly Marot

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 11 hrs and 39 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 06-11-14

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 51 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Les Hunger Games ont commencé. Le vainqueur deviendra riche et célèbre. Les autres mourront...

Dans un futur sombre, sur les ruines des États-Unis, un jeu télévisé est créé pour contrôler le peuple par la terreur. Douze garçons et douze filles tirés au sort participent à cette sinistre téléréalité, que tout le monde est forcé de regarder en direct. Une seule règle dans l'arène : survivre, à tout prix.

Quand sa petite sœur est appelée pour participer aux Hunger Games, Katniss n'hésite pas une seconde. Elle prend sa place, consciente du danger. À seize ans, Katniss a déjà été confrontée plusieurs fois à la mort. Chez elle, survivre est comme une seconde nature...

©2008 / 2009 Titre original : The Hunger Games. Publié pour la première fois en 2009 par Scholastic Press, un département de Scholastic Inc., New York. Copyright by Suzanne Collins. Editions Pocket Jeunesse, département d'Univers Poche, pour la présente édition (P)2014 Audiolib

Avis des membres:

Engaging, fast paced, great narrator!

Would you listen to Hunger Games (Hunger Games 1) again? Why?

This was a wonderful book to listen to in French. It was an engaging story, tense, good plot, and if you could bypass the fact that everyone needed to knock each other off, it was an adventuresome read & a love story. I have tried to find Audible books in French, this was was especially good; good pace, interesting voice. I had a hard time stopping the story !

What about Kelly Marots performance did you like?

Kelly is a great narrator. Her voice adopts to the characters very well and she moves along quickly and narrates clearly.

Any additional comments?

Please add more audible books in French! Its a fantastic way to stay with the language.

Amazing!

Any additional comments?

I like to listening Hunger Games in french, because I could pratice the french language, and I think the fact that I had not read the book yet, helps me to focus on this version. I usually listen french books that I already know the story. Listening a book I didn't know the plot improve more the language skill. Howerver, sometimes was dificult to understand Kelly's pronuciations. In the spite of this fact this version is very good, with a vocabular easy to understand.

Voix

J'ai particulièrement apprecié que ce soit la voix francophone de Katniss au cinéma qui narrate l'histoire <3

French and English Versions

The story and performance were both great. I really appreciated that this title and a few others are now being offered in both French and English. That way I can improve my comprehension skills by switching from one to another without carrying a translation dictionary.

Was in French, I reordered in English

Was in French, I reordered in English. It took a bit to have it replaced in English. But I have it now.

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Title: Hidden

Author: Catherine McKenzie

Narrator: Jeff Cummings, Angela Dawe, Amy McFadden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-01-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 292 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

While walking home from work one evening, Jeff Manning is struck by a car and killed. Two women fall to pieces at the news: His wife, Claire, and his co-worker Tish. Reeling from her loss, Claire must comfort her grieving son as well as contend with funeral arrangements, well-meaning family members, and the arrival of Jeff's estranged brother, who was her ex-boyfriend. Tish volunteers to attend the funeral on her company's behalf, but only she knows the true risk of inserting herself into the wreckage of Jeff's life.

Told through the three voices of Jeff, Tish, and Claire, Hidden explores the complexity of relationships, the repercussions of our personal choices, and the responsibilities we have to the ones we love.

Members Reviews:

The Voice of Claire

I do not know if this is part of the character herself, or is a vocal tic of the woman reading her, but the intonation of a bored valley girl's complaint infects the end of EVERY SENTENCE or phrase spoken by "Claire." It is making it very hard for me to progress in the book or comment on the story. I'll come back and revise the review if there is something in the character herself to warrant the narrator applying such an appalling whine to every sentence. At least, if I can stand it that long.

Ugh! Claire's voice!

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I have just started listening and am not sure I can continue. Claire's voice draws out the ends of every sentence!! It is annoying and difficult to listen to. I wish I had listened to a sample before I purchased. I won't make that mistake again!!!

Any additional comments?

If I get over the voice or it gets better I will re-rate the book.

Like Nails on Calkboard

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

None of the main characters had any redeeming factors.

Would you ever listen to anything by Catherine McKenzie again?

No

Would you be willing to try another one of the narratorss performances?

No

What character would you cut from Hidden?

All

Any additional comments?

The one female character's voice lilted up at each pause and sentence ending - could not bear to listen.

#Clairesvoice

Would you listen to Hidden again? Why?

No, there would be absolutely no reason to ever listen to this again and put myself in that kind of agony when Claire's whiny voice was narrating. Nails on a blackboard would be a delight, a song, a chorus of angelic voices compared to it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Hidden?

While the story was interesting, nothing really pops out as a "WOW" moment. It flows along and keeps you wondering how things will play out - but overall it's not edge of your seat material.

What aspect of the narratorss performance would you have changed?

I'm not sure which person performed Claire's voice, but it deserves its own hashtag for being one of the worst voices I've listened to in the over 70 books I've downloaded.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Nothing stays a secret.

Any additional comments?

It's worth a credit - it's entertaining, but take a valium when Claire is reading.

Story was enjoyable - audio, not so much!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I can't say I would recommend the audio version of this book.

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Title: In the Blood

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Lisa Unger

Narrator: Gretchen Mol, Candace Thaxton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 413 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In the Blood is the Lisa Unger novel we've all been waiting for - and a return to the dark psychological suspense that made Beautiful Lies a bestseller around the world.

Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so many lies about where she comes from and who she is that the truth is like a cloudy nightmare she cant quite recall. About to graduate from college and with her trust fund almost tapped out, she takes a job babysitting a troubled boy named Luke. Expelled from schools all over the country, the manipulative young Luke is accustomed to controlling the people in his life. But, in Lana, he may have met his match. Or has Lana met hers?

When Lanas closest friend, Beck, mysteriously disappears, Lana resumes her lying waysto friends, to the police, to herself. The police have a lot of questions for Lana when the story about her whereabouts the night Beck disappeared doesnt jibe with eyewitness accounts. Lana will do anything to hide the truth, but it might not be enough to keep her ominous secrets buried: Someone else knows about Lanas lies. And hes dying to tell.

Lisa Unger's writing has been hailed as sensational (Publishers Weekly) and sophisticated (New York Daily News), with gripping narrative and evocative, muscular prose (Associated Press). Masterfully suspenseful, finely crafted, and written with a no-holds-barred raw power, In the Blood is Unger at her best.

Members Reviews:

Possibly the BEST psychological thriller EVER !

For me, there's nothing better than a thrilling mystery, and exciting story with lots of twists, turns, and surprises, but without all of the unnecessary gore. This was quite possibly the best psychological thriller I have ever read/ listened to. At first I thought the narrator wasn't quite right, but I quickly changed my mind. I was also pleased with myself for figuring some of "it" out early, but there was so much more! I can't recommend this one highly enough...well worth the credit!

brilliantly performed story

from page 1, this was a winner for me. It sucked me right in and kept me enthralled until I finished it in 2 listening sessions. Lisa Unger has a magic ability to create a wonderful suspenseful tension in her writing that keeps you 'turning pages' well into the night. The narrators were nothing short of brilliant, especially the voice of 'Lana.' The two perfmormers brought the book to life and made the story perfectly believable. Can't recommend this book more highly for those who love good character development and psychological suspense. Can't wait for Unger's next delectable treat!

I love evil children!

If you could sum up In the Blood in three words, what would they be?

Psychological thriller esque

Which character as performed by Gretchen Mol and Candace Thaxton was your favorite?

This is one where the performances were great! Paced nicely and engaging tones.

Who was the most memorable character of In the Blood and why?

The bad kid!

Any additional comments?

I am partial to psychological thrillers with twists, and add in evil children and I'm there! That being said, this had some cheesy turns of plot - but it was entertaining enough to get me through exercising!

Wow Wow Wow

What a delicious treat! A truly suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat, nail biter. And, it's not a revamp of a story that someone else told previously. Well worth the price.

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Title: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

Subtitle: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 14

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Lisette Lecat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1074 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

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 farmers estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmers 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 peoples 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.

Members Reviews:

Comfort, Comfort, Comfort

It is with thorough approval that I declare "The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon" to be just exactly like all the other Mma Ramatswe stories.

Predictability, reassurance, comfort are not bad things in every case, and Alexander McCall Smith keeps reminding us why. In a modern, fast-moving, cynical world it's a wonderful pleasure to put up your feet in front of the fire, relax, and listen to the superb Lisette Lecat reading about the good woman of Botswana. Reader and character are never cloying, never "cute" - just a reminder that simplicity and goodness can still exist.

I like that this world changes little, that the quiet humor and unfailing kindness and tolerance of our lady detective can be depended upon.

These gentle books are not for every mood, to be sure. But I hope they keep coming - I love these visits!

Delightful

I have read all of the 1st Ladies Detective Agency series and can hardly wait for the next book to be released. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon is the newest book; I believe it is number 14. McCall Smith manages to portray the leisurely pace of Africa in the book. I love how he weaves philosophical arguments into each of his stories. In this story the philosophical arguments are about good and evil, on importance of friendship and to a discussion of traditional vs. modern beliefs. His writing is excellent and he builds such unique and believable characters. In this book Mma Grace Makutsi is pregnant then later delivers a baby boy. Phut Radiphuts aunt moves into the house with Mma Makutsi and Phut which creates a difficult situation as she insist on following the traditional ways and Grace the modern way. Precious Ramotswe takes on 2 puzzling cases. The first one is for solicitor Mma Sheba, who is the executor of the will of a farmer Edgar Molopo. She thinks the man who came forward to claim the inheritance of a farm is not really his nephew. Mma Sheba asks Mma Ramotswe to find out if he is actually the nephew.