The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14)

THE FOURTEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES The one with the one hundred per cent new addition . . . There are joyful tidings at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with the arrival of Mma Makutsi's baby. However, while her assistant is busy with motherhood, Mma Ramotswe must tackle tea-making & detective work alone. Well-known troublemaker Violet Sephotho may or may not be behind a smear campaign against the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, & a dispute over the will of a local dignitary points to a shocking family secret. But the agency is resilient, adaptable & open to useful lessons - in particular, that our enemies & allies are not always obvious. "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is moving to the fall! In the latest book in the beloved best-selling series of mysteries set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Mma Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else but which is on the crossroads between old and new--this may be cause for as much controversy as celebration"-- "In the latest book in the beloved best-selling series of mysteries set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Mma Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else but which is on the crossroads between old and new--this may be cause for as much controversy as celebration"-- As Botswana Awaits The Familiar Blessing Of The Rains And The Resumption Of The Eternal Cycle, Seismic Upheaval Is Taking Place At The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Not Only Is Mr J. L. B. Matekoni Attempting To Reform Himself Into A Modern Husband, But After Her Marriage To Phuti Radiphuti, Mma Ramotswe's Challenging But Irreplaceable Associate Mma Makutsi Has Joyful News. With The Arrival Of An Heir To The Double Comfort Furniture Empire And Mma Makutsi Busy With Motherhood, Mma Ramotswe Must Tackle Tea-making And Detective Work Alone. Well-known Troublemaker Violet Sephotho May Or Not Be Behind A Smear Campaign Against The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, And A Dispute Over The Will Of A Local Dignitary Points To A Shocking Family Secret. But The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Is Resilient And Adaptable, And Change Brings Salutary Lessons: That Our Enemies Are Not Always Obvious, That A Snake Under The Bed May Be An Ally, And That A Mother's Love Conquers All.