The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party: 12 (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) - Softcover

"This is Mr. McCall Smith at his benevolent best."--The Washington Times

"A visit with a cast of characters who seem like old and cherished friends." --St. Petersburg Times

"Charming and hilarious. . . . McCall Smith's world is . . . a sweet and timeless bubble with its own morality, language, and customs. Entering it can be a source of great comfort." --The Seattle Times

"Mma Ramotswe's fictional adventures and the lives of her fellow characters weave together like the intricate patterns of baskets. . . . Readers will come home from The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party well fed, well danced, and well hoping that Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi will be back." --Sacramento Book Review

"[McCall Smith] again makes the sublime look easy. . . . [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people's lives, and his empathetic lead has one of the biggest hearts in modern literature." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Endearing, amusing . . . sparkles with African sunshine and wit." --The Dallas Morning News

"Irresistible." --The New York Times Book Review

"Utterly charming and compulsively readable." --Newsweek

"The pleasure of these sweet books lies in the clarity and gravity with which the characters reason through everyday dilemmas." --Entertainment Weekly

"A potent mix of charm and whimsy." --The Christian Science Monitor

"There is no murder, no international complications, no thrill a minute. Instead, the pace is slow, the geography appreciated in a quiet way, the small details celebrated--that is the pleasure of this series. All we need is a cup of red bush tea to complete the picture." --San Jose Mercury News

"Satisfying--and surprising. . . . Will please fans and win converts."--The Free Lance-Star

Mma Ramotswe's twelfth adventure