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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Dec 23, 2013 06:13AM) (new)
Dec 22, 2013 08:04PM

Diane | 13052 comments Post your nominations here for the March group reads. A significant portion of the book must be set in the featured location. We will be reading books set in the country of Romania, the US state of Louisiana, and the UK county of Derbyshire. Here are our group lists to get you started:

Romania:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Louisiana:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Derbyshire:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (scroll down to Derbyshire)

Books do not need to be present on these lists to be nominated.


message 2: by Donna (new)
Dec 22, 2013 09:45PM

Donna (donnareadstheworld) | 474 comments For Romania: Forest Of The Hanged Forest Of The Hanged by Liviu Rebreanu

For Louisiana: All the King's Men All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

For Derbyshire: Uncle Silas Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu


message 3: by Sarah (new)
Dec 22, 2013 10:32PM

Sarah | 662 comments Louisiana - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole - A Pulitzer winner

Derbyshire - Year of Wonders Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks by Geraldine Brooks


message 4: by Julia (last edited Dec 27, 2013 03:29PM) (new)
Dec 22, 2013 11:58PM

Julia (juliastrimer) Romania: Rhinocéros by Eugène Ionesco

Louisiana: Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Derbyshire: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks


message 5: by Rusty (new)
Dec 23, 2013 12:55PM

Rusty Tobin (tobinrr47gmailcom) | 230 comments For Romania: Painter of Silence


message 7: by Shannon (last edited Jan 03, 2014 07:26AM) (new)
Dec 25, 2013 08:37PM

Shannon | 30 comments Derbyshire: Jane Eyre Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë


message 8: by Nea (new)
Dec 25, 2013 08:55PM

Nea (neareads) | 66 comments I recommend the following:

Romania - The Seamstress by Sara Tuvel Bernstein

Louisiana - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers


message 9: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 26, 2013 04:33PM

Kathleen Freeman | 380 comments Derbyshire: Black Dog


message 10: by Helen (new)
Dec 28, 2013 04:51AM

Helen Phillips | 8 comments Louisiana Twelve Years a Slave


message 11: by amber (new)
Dec 28, 2013 08:52AM

amber (thelittlematchgirl) | 6 comments Louisiana- New Orleans Noir


message 15: by Shannon (new)
Jan 03, 2014 07:25AM

Shannon | 30 comments I second Zeitoun by Dave Eggers for Louisiana.


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