Mma

"If there are fewer funny moments than in Mma Ramotswe's previous cases, there's a deepening gravity and sweetness you won't find anywhere else in the genre."

The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith: Book summary 2010

And there's trouble afoot as well in Mma Makutsi's life.

Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith: Questions 2006

But there’s trouble brewing in Mma Makutsi’s own life.

Blue Shoes and Happiness: Summary and book reviews of Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith. 2006

How is forgiveness connected to love in Mma Ramotwe's view?

The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith: Questions 2004

The last of these attributes was perhaps the most important in Mma Ramotswe's eyes.

Excerpt: The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith 2004

No, if he were in Mma Ramotswe's shoes, then he might well decline an offer of marriage, even from somebody as eminently reasonable and respectable as himself.

Excerpt: Tears of The Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 2001

How well does Alexander McCall Smith represent a woman's character and consciousness in Mma Ramotswe?

The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith: Questions 2001

Mma is the term used to address a woman, and may be placed before her name.

Excerpt: The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 2001

Mma Ramotswe--she never goes by her first name, always by the social title of "Mma"--is by now a well-known detective.

Archive 2008-06-01 Tia Nevitt 2008

Mma Ramotswe--she never goes by her first name, always by the social title of "Mma"--is by now a well-known detective.

Genre Break - Blue Shoes and Happiness Tia Nevitt 2008