Book 21: "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive" by Alexander McCall Smith

It was the same with his trousers. Mma Ramotswe kept a general watch on the generously cut khaki trousers that her husband wore underneath his work overalls, and eventually, when the trouser legs became scuffed at the bottom, she would discreetly remove them from the washing machine after a final wash and pass them on to the woman at the Anglican Cathedral who would find a good home for them. Mr J.L.B. Matekoni often did not notice that he was putting on a new pair of trousers, particularly if Mma Ramotswe distracted him with some item of news or gossip while he was in the process of getting dressed. This was necessary, she felt, as he had always been unwilling to get rid of his old clothes, to which, like many men, he became excessively attached. If men were left to their own devices, Mma Ramotswe believed, they would go about in rags.

As Mma Makutsi sets a date for her wedding, Mma Ramotswe starts to worry that her assistant may decide to give up work once she is married, and Mr J.L.B. Maketoni persuades his wife to let him investigate the case of an unfaithful husband.

When I read the previous book I was getting rather bored of this series, so I left a gap of a few months before reading this one. I feel entirely differently about this one, so perhaps the charming television series which is currently being shown on Sunday nights has reawakened my liking for the books.

Nottingham Round the World Reading Challenge - BOTSWANA / GABARONE