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Book #1 Babylonia by Costanza Casati
Setting Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia[a] is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia is known as present-day Iraq

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Book #2 The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Setting Washington DC
Miles traveled 6,186
Challenge Total 6,186

Book#2 The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Setting Washington DC
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Book #3 Maya & Natasha by Elyse Durham
Beginning Location Leningrad Russia (St. Petersburg)
Miles traveled 4469

Book#3 Maya & Natasha by Elyse Durham
Miles traveled
Maya Moscow to NYC round trip 9328
NYC to San Francisco 2572
Moscow to St. Petersburg 408
St. Petersburg to Paris 1703
Paris to NYC 3625
Mayas travels 17636
Natasha St. Petersburg to Moscow round trip 816 miles
Moscow to St. Petersburg 408
St. Petersburg to Los Angeles 5698
Los Angeles to NYC 2790
Natasha Total Travels 9304
George Balanchine NYC to st Petersburg 4278
St. Petersburg to Moscow 408
Total Miles traveled 31626miles
Washington DC to St Petersburg 4469
Previous Total 6186
Challenge Total 42281

Book#3 Maya & Natasha by Elyse Durham
Ending location NYC

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Book#4 There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Beginning Location Nineveh currently Mosul, Iraq
Miles Traveled NYC to Mosul, Iraq 5,787
This is a multi timeline HF book I am only using Arthur’s travel
1840-1876
London to Istanbul 1,556
Istanbul to Mosul, Iraq 1,108
Iraq to London 5,938 round trip
Total miles traveled 14,389
Previous Total 42,281
Challenge Total 56,670

Book 4 There Are Rivers in the Skyby Elif Shafak
Ending Location Mosul, Iraq

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Book 5 Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor
Beginning Location London England
Miles traveled from Iraq to London 2969
Previous Total 56,670
Challenge Total 59639
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Book 6 The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Beginning Location New York City
Miles traveled from London 3459
Miles Traveled
New York to Eqypt Round Trip 2 x 11,204
New York to Eqypt 5,602
Total Miles traveled 31469
Previous Total 59639
Challenge Total 91,108

Book#6 The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Ending Location Cairo Eqypt
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Book #7 The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton
Beginning Location Havana Cuba
Miles traveled from Eqypt 6698
Round trip travel Eva Cuba to Boston 2 round trips 5908
Total Miles Traveled 12606
Challenge Total 103714

Book #7 The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
Ending Location Havana Cuba
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Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Book #8 Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong location Inverness Scotland
Miles traveled from Havana Cuba to Inverness Scotland 4433
Challenge Total 108147

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Book#9 Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
Beginning Location Fort Benton, Montana
Miles traveled from Inverness, Scotland 4,038
Miles traveled in book from Montana to Saskatchewan 611
Back to Montana 611
Ending Location Montana
Total Miles traveled 5,260
Challenge Total 113,407

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Book#10 Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
Beginning location Bombay(Mumbai)Miles Traveled from Montana to Bombay India 7951
Miles traveled in book Bombay to Istanbul 2987, Istanbul to Prague 927, Prague to Paris 642, Paris to Florence 724, Florence to London 937, London to Bombay 4472
Total Miles traveled in book 10689
Challenge Total 132047
Ending Location Bombay India

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Book#11 The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Beginning Location Positano, Italy
Miles traveled from Bombay to Positano 3724
Previous Total 132047
Challenge Total 135,771

Book#11 The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner Ending Location Positano, Italy
To Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Faha (County Clare) Ireland
Miles Traveled 1,385
Previous Total 135,721
Challenge Total 137,156

Book #12 Time of the Child
Ending Location County Clare, Ireland
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Book#13 The Cardinal: from the Sunday Times bestseller, the gripping new novel about the man behind the Tudor crown
Location London England
Miles traveled 527
Previous Total 137, 156
Challenge Total 137, 683

Book#13 The Cardinal: from the Sunday Times bestseller, the gripping new novel about the man behind the Tudor crown by Alison Weir
Ending Location London
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Book #14 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Beginning Location Princeton New Jersey
Miles traveled 3,504

Book #14 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Travels in book
Princeton NJ to New York City 44 miles
New York to Boston round trip 380miles
New York City to Washington DC round trip 414
New York City to London round trip 6,922
London to Verona Italy 658
Verona to Orvieto 196
Orvieto to Venice 188
Venice to London 707
London to New York 3461
New York City to Chicago round trip 1,422
New York to London round trip 6922
New York to Connecticut round trip 170
New York to Long Island round trip 44 mikes
Previous Total 137,683
Total miles traveled 25032
Challenge Total 162,715

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Book #15 The Famine Orphans by Patricia Falvey Beginning Location Killeavey Ireland
Ending Location The Personal Librarian New York City
Miles Traveled 3,159
Travels in book Killeavey to Dublin 64
Dublin to Plymouth England 443
Plymouth to Sydney Australia 10,743
Total miles traveled in book 11,250
Previous Total 162,715
Challenge Total 177, 124

The Famine Orphans by Patricia Falvey Ending Location Sydney Australia
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Book #16 Daikonby Samuel Hawley
Beginning Location Tinain Island
Miles Traveled 4,390
Previous Total 177,124
Challenge Total 181,514 miles

Book 16 Daikon to
Ending Location Tokyo
Book 17 The Paris Novel
Location Paris
Miles Traveled 6,035
Previous Total 181,514
Challenge Total 187,549

Book#17 The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Ending location Paris
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Book#18. A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn location London
Miles traveled 286 mikes
Previous Tital 187549
Challenge Total 187,835

Book#18 A Grave Robbery
Ending location London, England
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Book#19 Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung
Beginning Location Shandong China
Miles traveled 5257
Miles traveled in book
Shandong to Hong Kong1024
Hong Kong to Taiwan451
Previous Total 187,835
Challenge Total 194,567

Daughters of Shandong Ending Location
Hong Kong
To Book#20 Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams
Location Winthrop Island(Fishers Island) New York
Miles traveled 8,022
Previous Total 194,567
Challenge Total 202,589

Under the Stars ending Location
Winthrop Island (Fischers Island) NY
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Book#21 The Lamplighter’s Bookshop by Sophie Austin
Location Yorkshire England
Miles traveled3,269
Previous Total 202,589
Challenge Total 205,858

The Lamplighter’s Bookshop to
Book#22 The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani Location Viareggio, Italy
Miles Traveled 1, 160
Miles traveled in book
Viareggio to Marseilles France 334
Marseilles to Dumbarton Scotland 1,197
Dumbarton to Viareggio 1,385
Previous Total 205,858
Challenge Total 209,934

The Good Left Undone ending location Viareggio, Italy
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Book 23 Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor
Miles traveled 4634
Miles traveled in book Chicago to Liberal Kanas 932
Previous Total 209934
Challenge Total 215,500 miles

Before Dorothy Location Liberal, Kansas
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Book 24 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Location Dorset England
Miles traveled 4;625
Previous Total 215,500
Challenge Total 220,125 Miles

Broken Country ending location Dorset, England
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The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Location Carcassonne, France
Miles traveled 773
Previous Total 220,125
Challenge Total 220,898

The Burning Chambers Kate Mosse
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The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams Setting Long Island, NY
Miles traveled 3,739
Previous Total 220 898
Challenge Total 224,637 miles

The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams
Setting Long Island To
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Setting Troublesome Creek, Kentucky
Miles traveled 753
Previous Total 224,637
Challenge Total 225,390 miles

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek ending location Troublesome Kentucky
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Floreana by Midge Raymond
Location Floreana Island, Galapagos
Miles traveled from Kentucky to Galapagos 3,500
Miles travled in book
Dore Berlin to Quito, Ecuador 6,308.
Ecuador to Floreana 600
Previous Total 225,390
Challenge Total 235,798 miles

Floreana by Midge Raymond Galapagos Island
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The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel setting Paris France
Miles Traveled from Galapagos to Paris 6,368 miles
Previous Total 235,798 miles
Challenge Total 242,166 miles

The Room on Rue Amelie ending location Paris
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Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu beginning location Changsha, China
Miles Traveled 5630
Travel within China
Changsha to Yichang 251 miles, Yichang to Chongquing 366 miles
Chongquing to Shanghai 1058, Shanghai to Taiwan 435
Total 2,110
Renshu Travels
Taiwan to New York City 7808 NYC to Evanston Illinois 894
Evanston to St.. Louis 315, St. Louis to Las Alamos New Mexico 1286
Las Alamos to Taiwan round trip 14744
Total 24957
Meilin Travels
Taiwan to Las Alamos round trip 14744
Lily Las Alamos to Houston Texas 909, Texas to NYC 1628
NYC to Taiwan round trip 25616
Total 18153
Previous Total 242,166
Challenge Total 307,760

Peach Blossom Spring ending Location Albuquerque, N.M
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Starting Location Kaunas, Lithuania
Miles traveled 5582
Miles traveled in from Lithuania to Artic Circle 6,500
Previous Total 307,760
Challenge Total 319,842 miles

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys ending Location Trofimovek, North Pole
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When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton Location Palm Beach, Fl
Miles traveled 5456
Palm Beach to London round trip 8744
Palm Beach to Cuba round trip 574
Previous Total 319, 842
Challenge Total 334, 616 miles

When We Left Cuba ending Setting Palm Beach, Fl
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Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien setting Northumberland
Miles traveled 4276
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Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson setting NYC
Miles Traveled 3400
Previous Total 334,616
Challenge Total 342,292

Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets setting zNew York City
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Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Location Bonhomie (Fictional) Toledo, Ohio
Miles Traveled 562
Previous Total 342,292
Challenge Total 342,854

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Ending Location Toledo, Ohio
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This Is Happiness County Clare, Ireland
Miles Traveled 3,450
Previous Total 342,854
Challenge Total 346,304 miles

This Is Happiness County Clare, Ireland
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Cape Fever by Nadia Davids
Setting Cape Town, So. Africa
Miles traveled 8,716
Previous Total 346,304
Challenge Total 355,020 miles

Cape Fever Caoe town, South Africa
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The River Knows Your Name Setting Natchez Mississippi
Miles Traveled 8,436
Previous Total 355,020
Challenge Total 363,456

The River Knows Your Name to
Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea setting Turin Italy
Miles traveled 5,770
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Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier setting Cornwall England
Miles traveled 1004
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Still Life by Sarah Winman
Setting Florence Italy
Miles traveled 1,165
Previous Total 363,456
Challenge Total 371,395

Still Life setting Florence Italy
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Murder at the Mena House setting Eqypt
Miles traveled 2,768
Previous Total 371,395
Challenge Tital 374,163

Murder at the Mena House setting Eqypt
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A Great Act of Love: A Novel starting location London
Miles traveled3404
Caroline
London to NY 3461
Ny Hobart 10 324
Jacques
Paris to Edinburgh RT 1354
Paris to Sicily 1443
Sicily to Athens 886
Athens to Edinburgh 2349
Edinburgh to London 332
London to Tasmania 10 830

Previous Total 374 163
Challenge Total 408,546