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message 1: by Odette (last edited Oct 24, 2018 07:50PM) (new)

Odette (odman) 17/25 Countries:

Equatorial Guinea - Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabás (Read 3 Mar 2018)
Micronesia - The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara (Read 12 Aug 2018)
Angola - A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa
Madagascar - For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar by Patricia Chapple Wright
Austria - Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert (Read 26 Sep 2018)
Uruguay - The Uruguay Amethyst by J.A. Jernay - (Read 9 Sep 2018)
Mexico - The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai (Read 29 Aug 2018)
Andorra - Death Has a Thousand Doors by Patricia W. Grey - (Read 16 Sep 2018)
Mozambique - Confession of the Lioness by Mia Couto
Monaco (Monte Carlo) - The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler (Read 2 July 2018)
Northern Ireland - In the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKinty (Read 31 Mar 2018)
Fiji - Pieces of Happiness: A Novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate by Anne Østby (Read 24 Jan 2018)
Zimbabwe - Child Of Africa by T.M. Clark (Read 18 Mar 2018)
Barbados - The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson (Read 24 Oct 2018)
Morocco - The Salt Road by Jane Johnson (Read 7 Oct 2018)
Ghana - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - (Read 29 Jan 2018)
Grenada - Sugar Money by Jane Harris (Read 3 Jan 2018)
Costa Rica - Happier Than A Billionaire: The Escape Manual by Nadine Hays Pisani
Chad - Under Chad's Spell by Michael Varga
Kosovo - Flying with Kites by Alan Reynolds
France - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Read 22 Jun 2018)
Turkmenistan - The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar
Kazakhstan - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Malta - Letters from Malta: A secret kept for 50 years by Mary Rensten (Read 21 Jan 2018)
Scotland - The Last Train by Sue Lawrence (Read 20 Aug 2018)


message 2: by Odette (last edited Jan 21, 2018 11:03PM) (new)

Odette (odman) Finished my first book for this challenge, set mostly in Grenada and at the beginning in Martinique.
This was a great book to start the year with. Hope all the choices are as good as this one! If so, looking forward to good year of reading.

Grenada - Sugar Money by Jane Harris

Sugar Money by Jane Harris


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Odette (odman) Finished 2nd book for this challenge:

Malta - Letters from Malta: A secret kept for 50 years by Mary Rensten

Letters from Malta A secret kept for 50 years by Mary Rensten


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Odette (odman) Finished 4th country:

Ghana - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi


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Odette (odman) Finished 5th country:

Equatorial Guinea - Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabás

Palm Trees in the Snow by Luz Gabás


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Odette (odman) Finished 6th country:

Zimbabwe - Child Of Africa by T.M. Clark

Child Of Africa by T.M. Clark


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Odette (odman) Finished 7th country:

Northern Ireland - In the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKinty

In the Morning I'll be Gone (Sean Duffy #3) by Adrian McKinty


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Odette (odman) Finished 8th country:

France - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr


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Odette (odman) Finished 9th book for this challenge:
This book beginning in Monaco and set in multiple locations was a change of pace for me.

Monaco (Monte Carlo) - The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler

The Emperor's Revenge (The Oregon Files, #11) by Clive Cussler


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Odette (odman) Finished 10th book for this challenge:

Micronesia - The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara


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Odette (odman) Finished 11th book:

Scotland - The Last Train by Sue Lawrence

The Last Train by Sue Lawrence


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Odette (odman) Finished 12th book

Mexico - The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai

The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai


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Odette (odman) Finished 13th book for Random Travel Challenge

Uruguay - The Uruguay Amethyst by J.A. Jernay

The Uruguay Amethyst (An Ainsley Walker Gemstone Travel Mystery) by J.A. Jernay


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Odette (odman) Finished 14th book for Random Travel Challenge:

Andorra - Death Has a Thousand Doors by Patricia W. Grey

Death Has a Thousand Doors by Patricia W. Grey


message 16: by Odette (last edited Sep 27, 2018 03:51AM) (new)

Odette (odman) Finished 15th book for Random Travel Challenge.

Though different from what I expected, this book was a pleasant surprise for me. I think this is a very good book and really enjoyed reading it.

Austria - Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert

Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert


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Odette (odman) Finished 16th book for Random Travel Challenge.

It was very interesting to read about the history and traditions of the nomadic tribes.

Morocco - The Salt Road by Jane Johnson

The Salt Road by Jane Johnson


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Odette (odman) Finished 17/25 books for the Random Travel Challenge:

I really enjoyed reading this coming of age book set in Barbados. Particularly, the description of community and customs at Bird Hill.

Barbados - The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson

The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson


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