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message 1: by Janine (last edited Oct 16, 2013 11:06PM) (new)
Nov 04, 2012 07:21PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments I am going to give this a try. My first effort at starting a thread
Around the World
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message 2: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Nov 05, 2012 07:15AM

Diane | 13052 comments Janine wrote: "I am going to give this a try. My first effort at starting a thread"

Welcome to the challenge, Janine! Enjoy your journey!


message 3: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 01:43PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments As I have been reading a lot of Australian authors this year I have started by travelling to every Australian State/Territory
South Australia Purple Roads by Fleur McDonald
Western Australia A Stranger in My Street by Deborah Burrows
Northern Territory Outback Heart by Joanne van Os
Queensland Burning Lies by Helene Young
New South Wales The Right Time by Dianne Blacklock
Australian Capital Territory The House of Memories by Monica McInerney
Victoria Bella's Run by Margareta Osborn
Tasmania The Rouseabout by Rachael Treasure
Regions: 1
Countries: 1


message 4: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 01:54PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region Asia
Country:
India Fields of Gold by Fiona McIntosh
Singapore The Trader's Wife by Anna Jacobs
China Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Japan Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Regions: 2
Countries: 5


message 5: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 01:58PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: The Middle East
Country:
Afghanistan A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Regions: 3
Countries: 6


message 6: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 02:09PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country:
Botswana Edge of the Rain by Beverley Harper
Tanzania Lioness by Katherine Scholes
South Africa The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Regions: 4
Countries: 9


message 7: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 02:11PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Antarctica
Country
Antarctica Sun At Midnight by Rosie Thomas


message 8: by Janine (last edited Nov 06, 2012 02:23PM) (new)
Nov 06, 2012 02:19PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country
United Kingdom The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
Ireland The O'Hara Affair (Lissamore, #2) by Kate Thompson
France The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh
Germany The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Greece Love Begins With An A by Jeana Vithoulkas
Russia Gold Dust by Kimberley Freeman
Romania My Beautiful Spy by Colin Falconer
Poland 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
Serbia The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Sweden The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson
Spain Golden Earrings by Belinda Alexandra
Netherlands The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Regions: 5
Countries: 21


message 9: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 02:26PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: North America
Country
USA The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain
Canada The Promise Of Rain by Donna Milner
Regions: 6
Countries: 23


message 10: by Janine (new)
Nov 06, 2012 02:31PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country
Italy Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti #1) by Donna Leon
Regions: 6
Countries: 24


message 11: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Nov 07, 2012 01:47PM

Diane | 13052 comments Janine wrote: "As I have been reading a lot of Australian authors this year I have started by travelling to every Australian State/Territory
South Australia Purple Roads by Fleur McDonald
Western Australia [bo..."

Impressive! I want to do this someday.


message 12: by Janine (new)
Nov 07, 2012 10:04PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Thanks Diane, I also want to visit all 50 US states in my reading but that will probably not be until next year.


message 13: by Janine (new)
Nov 07, 2012 10:06PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Oceania/Australia
Country: Vanuatu
Pacific by Judy Nunn
Regions: 6
Countries: 25


message 14: by Janine (new)
Nov 16, 2012 02:17PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Oceania/Australia
Country: Fiji
The Trouble With Paradise by Jill Shalvis The Trouble With Paradise by Jill Shalvis
Regions: 6
Countries: 26


message 15: by Janine (new)
Nov 30, 2012 02:48PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: The Middle East
Country: Iraq
They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
Regions: 6
Countries: 27


message 16: by Janine (new)
Dec 13, 2012 03:28AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Brazil
The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles
Regions: 7
Countries: 28


message 17: by Janine (new)
Dec 22, 2012 05:59PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: The Caribbean
Country: Haiti
Bitter Chocolate by Lesley Lokko Bitter Chocolate by Lesley Lokko
Regions: 8
Countries: 29


message 18: by Janine (new)
Dec 28, 2012 10:40PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Egypt
Shadows on the Nile by Kate Furnivall Shadows on the Nile by Kate Furnivall
Region: Asia
Country: Philippines
Just a Kiss Away by Jill Barnett Just a Kiss Away by Jill Barnett
Regions: 8
Countries: 31


message 19: by Janine (new)
Dec 31, 2012 02:21PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: The Caribbean
Country: St Kitts & Nevis
Then You Hide (Bullet Catcher, #5) by Roxanne St. Claire Then You Hide by Roxanne St. Claire
Regions: 8
Countries: 32


message 20: by Janine (new)
Jan 03, 2013 04:27PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Antarctica
Country: Antarctica
Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1) by Matthew Reilly Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Regions: 9
Countries: 33


message 21: by Janine (new)
Jan 06, 2013 02:53AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Argentina
Show No Mercy (Black Ops, #1) by Cindy Gerard Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard
Regions: 9
Countries: 34


message 22: by Janine (new)
Jan 11, 2013 11:04PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
The Plantation by Di Morrissey The Plantation by Di Morrissey
Regions: 9
Countries: 35


message 23: by Janine (new)
Jan 19, 2013 03:35PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Asia
Country: Maldives
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
Regions: 9
Countries: 36


message 24: by Janine (new)
Jan 24, 2013 09:38PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments I have discovered a few more European Countries that I have read fairly recently.
Region: Europe
Country: Liechtenstein
H.R.H. by Danielle Steel H.R.H. by Danielle Steel
Country: Czech Republic
Me, Myself & Prague An Unreliable Guide to Bohemia by Rachael Weiss Me, Myself & Prague: An Unreliable Guide to Bohemia by Rachael Weiss
Country: Bosnia & Herzegovina
People of the book by Geraldine Brooks People of the book by Geraldine Brooks
Regions: 9
Countries: 39


message 25: by Janine (new)
Jan 24, 2013 09:55PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Guernsey
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Regions: 9
Countries: 40


message 26: by Janine (new)
Jan 27, 2013 08:23PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Albania
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) by Dorothy Gilman The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Regions: 9
Countries: 41


message 27: by Janine (new)
Feb 01, 2013 02:49PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Middle East
Country: Turkey
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Regions: 9
Countries:42


message 28: by Janine (new)
Feb 03, 2013 01:20AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Asia
Country: Myanmar/Burma
The Golden Land by Di Morrissey The Golden Land by Di Morrissey
Regions: 9
Countries: 43


message 29: by Janine (new)
Feb 07, 2013 12:11AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Oceania/Australia
Country: New Zealand
Tamar by Deborah Challinor Tamar by Deborah Challinor
Regions: 9
Countries: 44


message 30: by Janine (new)
Feb 17, 2013 07:15PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Costa Rica
Midnight Rainbow (Kell Sabin, #1) by Linda Howard Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard
Regions: 9
Countries: 45


message 31: by Janine (new)
Feb 21, 2013 07:49PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Honduras
Take No Prisoners (Black Ops, #2) by Cindy Gerard Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard
Regions: 9
Countries: 46


message 32: by Janine (new)
Mar 04, 2013 11:58AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Mali
Footprints in the Sand by Sarah Challis Footprints in the Sand by Sarah Challis
Regions: 9
Countries: 47


message 33: by Janine (new)
Mar 14, 2013 01:22AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Morocco
The Caliph's House A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah
Regions: 9
Countries: 48


message 34: by Janine (new)
Mar 20, 2013 01:04PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Kenya
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) by Jennifer Donnelly The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Regions: 9
Countries: 49


message 35: by Janine (new)
Mar 24, 2013 08:54PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
Baking Cakes In Kigali by Gaile Parkin Baking Cakes In Kigali by Gaile Parkin
Regions: 9
Countries: 50


message 36: by Janine (new)
Mar 29, 2013 04:24PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Oceania/Australia
Country: Papua New Guinea
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Regions:9
Countries:51


message 37: by Janine (new)
Apr 02, 2013 07:17PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Middle East
Country: Israel
The Blue Mountain A Novel by Meir Shalev The Blue Mountain: A Novel by Meir Shalev
Regions: 9
Countries: 52


message 38: by Janine (new)
Apr 06, 2013 03:57PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Asia
Country: Indonesia
Whisper No Lies (Black Ops, #3) by Cindy Gerard Whisper No Lies by Cindy Gerard
Regions: 9
Countries:53


message 39: by Janine (new)
Apr 09, 2013 03:50PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Bulgaria
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Regions: 9
Countries: 54


message 40: by Janine (new)
Apr 13, 2013 12:20AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: The Middle East
Country: Jordan
Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) by Agatha Christie Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Regions: 9
Countries: 55


message 41: by Janine (new)
Apr 16, 2013 08:13PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Colombia
Feel the Heat (Black Ops, #4) by Cindy Gerard Feel the Heat by Cindy Gerard
Regions: 9
Countries: 56


message 42: by Janine (new)
Apr 22, 2013 03:59AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Asia
Country: Vietnam
Monsoon by Di Morrissey Monsoon by Di Morrissey
Regions: 9
Countries: 57


message 43: by Janine (new)
May 09, 2013 04:19AM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Denmark
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Regions: 9
Countries: 58


message 44: by Janine (new)
May 17, 2013 08:30PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Nicaragua
Hard Core by Jennifer Lowery Hard Core by Jennifer Lowery
Regions: 9
Countries: 59


message 45: by Janine (new)
May 22, 2013 01:58PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Africa
Country: Zambia
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman
Regions: 9
Countries: 60


message 46: by Janine (new)
May 24, 2013 09:38PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Northern America
Country: Mexico
Cliff Diver by Carmen Amato Cliff Diver by Carmen Amato
Regions: 9
Countries: 61


message 47: by Janine (new)
May 31, 2013 04:24PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: El Salvador
Risk No Secrets (Black Ops, #5) by Cindy Gerard Risk No Secrets by Cindy Gerard
Regions: 9
Countries: 62


message 48: by Janine (new)
Jun 07, 2013 05:33PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Switzerland
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #4) by Dorothy Gilman A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Regions: 9
Countries: 63


message 49: by Janine (new)
Jun 18, 2013 04:09PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Europe
Country: Austria
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp
Regions: 9
Countries: 64


message 50: by Janine (new)
Jun 23, 2013 06:26PM

Janine (janineor) | 295 comments Region: Latin America
Country: Belize
Heaven Is High (Barbara Holloway #12) by Kate Wilhelm Heaven Is High by Kate Wilhelm
Regions: 9
Countries: 65


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