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Africa
Botswana
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
My A to Z listA - Austria, Antarctica
B - Botswana, Brunei, Brazil
C - Canada, Congo, China, Czech Republic, Central African Republic
D
E - England, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ecuador
F - France
G - Greece, Germany, Ghana
H - Haiti
I - Ireland, Italy, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel
J - Japan
K - Kenya
L - Lebanon, Libya
M - Mexico, Mongolia
N - Nepal, Northern Ireland, North Korea, Netherlands
O
P - Palestine, Peru, Poland
Q
R - Russia, Rwanda
S - Spain, Sweden
T - Turkey
U - Uganda, United States
V - Vatican City
W
X
Y - Yemen
Z
Diane wrote: "Heather wrote: "Asia
Japan
1Q84"
How was it? I want this book badly!"
I really enjoyed it. It is hard to describe what it is about even after finishing it. It is one of those books that is more about the journey of reading it than the overall plot. I usually don't like that but this was good.
AsiaBrunei
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren. (audio)
Europe
The Netherlands
I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger by
Frank Wynne
Heather wrote: "Europe
Spain
A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope"
I read this book years ago and loved loved loved it. It was actually the book that brought me back to reading for pleasure after major post-education burnout. I hope you liked it!!
North AmericaUSA ( I can't believe I forgot to post something for this!)
The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan
AfricaRwanda (mostly in the Congo but I already have that country and it fits here too)
A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman by Lisa Shannon
Central AmericaEcuador
The Voluntourist: A Six-Country Tale of Love, Loss, Fatherhood, Fate, and Singing Bon Jovi in Bethlehem by Ken Budd
AfricaGhana
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels
EuropePoland
The Pope and I: How the Lifelong Friendship Between a Polish Jew and Pope John Paul II Advanced the Cause of Jewish-Christian Relation by Jerzy Kluger
AfricaLibya
The Rapture of the Nerds: A tale of the singularity, posthumanity, and awkward social situations by Cory Doctorow
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Canada
The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry
Europe
England
The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart
Ireland
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
Greece
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
Africa
Kenya
My Year with Eleanor by Noelle Hancock
Asia
Nepal
Little Princes by Connor Grennan
Australia/Oceania
Oceania
Moby Duck by Donovan Hohn