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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments Post your nominations here for the January 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 the Netherlands, the US state of Georgia, and the UK county of Devon. Here are our group lists to get you started:

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

Georgia (US state):
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Devon:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (scroll down to the Devon heading)

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


message 3: by Sarah (last edited Oct 08, 2013 11:04PM) (new)

Sarah | 662 comments Georgia - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Netherlands - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire


message 4: by Shannon (last edited Oct 09, 2013 04:30AM) (new)

Shannon | 30 comments Netherlands- Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Devon- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley Georgia- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones


message 6: by Susan (new)

Susan | 394 comments I would like to nominate Rituals  by Cees Nooteboom and The Tree and the Vine by Dola De Jong for the Netherlands.


message 7: by Susan (new)

Susan | 394 comments Georgia
Cane by Jean Toomer


message 8: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen Freeman | 380 comments The Netherlands The Coffee Trader
Gerogia Gone with the Wind
Devon The Moor


message 9: by Donna R (new)

Donna R (goodreadscomuser_ainsco) | 78 comments Sarah wrote: "Georgia - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Netherlands - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire"


I second both nominations and add a pick for Devon
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore by R.D. Blackmore


message 10: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten  (kmcripn) For the Netherlands - Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson

For Georgia -
Deliverance by James Dickey

For Devon - Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R.D. Blackmore


message 11: by Missy J (new)

Missy J (missyj333) | 218 comments Hey guys!
I know most of you might have already read it,
Anne Frank for Netherlands

but it think it makes an interesting discussion :)The Diary of a Young Girl


message 12: by Vane (last edited Oct 30, 2013 10:22PM) (new)

Vane Listek | 1 comments Hi everyone. How about Cees Nooteboom's book All Souls' Day for the Netherlands


message 13: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 96 comments I'll nominate The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (First in a series) for the Netherlands and A Quiet Belief In Angels for Georgia.

I'll second the nomination for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry for Devon - one of the best books I've read this year!


message 14: by [deleted user] (new)

Weird because I have already read all three of the books chosen for the January group discussion. The most recent one was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry but the one I liked the best was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil . That's all I will say for now.


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