Where in the World Booklists

[Paul]

Please tell us the books you are looking at reading for Where in the World

[Jason]

Here is my list of books.

Europe Between the Sunset and the Sea: A View of 16 British Mountains - Simon Ingram

North America A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike - Bill Bryson

South America Panama City to Rio de Janeiro: Travels Through South America - Jason Smart

Asia Arabia: Through the Looking Glass - Jonathan Raban

Africa The Ukimwi Road - Dervla Murphy

Australia It's on the Meter: One Taxi, Three Mates and 43,000 Miles of Misadventures around the World - Paul Archer, Johno Ellison

[amber]

Europe

North America

South America

Asia

Africa

Australia

[Jessica]

List of books to read for this challenge:

Africa - Purple Hibiscus READ
North America - The Girls READ
Australia - The Forgotten Garden
Asia - A Walk Across the Sun READ
Europe - The Night Watch READ
South America - Bel Canto READ

[Ruth]

Here's my list !


Europe. A Whole Life *READ* 19.05.2018

North America. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn *READ* 28.12.2018

South America. In Patagonia *READ* 21.02.2018

Asia. Memoirs of a Geisha *READ* 11.12.2018

Africa Ruby Red *READ* 09.02.2018

Australia. Images of Queensland: Cairns *READ* 04.01.18

6/6
*COMPLETED* YAY !

[Maureen]

My list.

Europe

North America - Our Town by Thornton Wilder

South America

Asia

Africa

Australia

[Catherine]

Europe - Bonjour Tristesse - READ

North America - The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories - READ

South America - Bel Canto READ

Asia - A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

Africa - Heart of Darkness

Australia - A Town Like Alice READ

[Annie]

My list, one for each continent (could change):

Antarctica

Europe

N. America - Coast Range: A Collection from the Pacific Edge

S.America Short Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia

Asia Among Muslims: Meetings at the Frontiers of Pakistan

Africa - The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu

Australia - Position Doubtful: mapping landscapes and memories

[Paul]

These are my books:

Europe - The Durrells of Corfu

North America - In America: Travels with John Steinbeck

South America - In Patagonia

Asia - The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta

Africa - In Search of Ancient North Africa: A History in Six Lives

Australia - Down Under

[Nancy]

My list 0/6



Australia - Bearing Witness: The remarkable life of Charles Bean, Australia's greatest war correspondent
North America - Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads
South America - Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey
Asia - River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Europe - The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland's Border
Africa - White Man's Game: Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa

[Karen]

Europe - A Nest of Vipers read 01/01/2018

North America - Hardcore Twenty-Four read 04/01/2018

South America - Lost City of the Incas read 18/01/2018

Asia - Murder at the Grand Raj Palace read 09/05/2018

Africa

Australia

[Pamela]

Europe Death in the Dordogne (France) READ

Asia A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Malaysia) READ

Africa Hell's Gate (Kenya) READ

North America The Cruellest Month (Canada) READ

South America Death in the Andes (Peru) READ

Oceania Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Australia) READ

[Jenny]

Africa Voodoo, Slaves and White Man's Graves: West Africa and the End of Days

Asia Uprooted - A Vietnamese Family's Journey, 1935-1975


Australia

Europe

North America

South America

[Gidget]

This is a fun challenge!

Europe The Templars: History & Myth

North America Into the Wild COMPLETED 3/1/18

South America Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors COMPLETED 12/8/18

Asia Annapurna

Africa Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass

Antarctica Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage COMPLETED on 1/18/18

[Pavlionka]

Africa The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Asia Memoirs of a Geisha

Europe Enduring Love

North America The Cider House Rules

South America Bel Canto

Oceania The Bone People

[Pat]

North America -Change of heart.
South America - The voyage out
Antarctica - Ice diaries:An Antarctic memoir
Europe - A street Cat named Bob
Asia - Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
Africa - Precious and Grace
Australia -Barracuda

[Pat]

Changed Shackleton’s whisky for one I had on my iBooks list - for free. Forgot it! I shall read the former if I have time but may need to return to library. Then when I go on hols soon I can just take my iPad. Much lighter than iPad plus book. Decisions we readers make....

[Cathy]

Thanks for setting this challenge Paul. It's great to have something that feels manageable and fun!

My list:
Europe - Mussolini's Island by Sarah Day

North America - To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

South America - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett READ

Asia -

Africa - The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream by Christina Lamb

Australia - Breath by Tim Winton

[Paul]

It was Catherine's idea Cathy. Glad you're enjoying it

[Patricia]

Australia: Australia's Starr READ

Asia: Once Upon A Time In Southeast Asia: Vietnam: One Sailor's Story READ

Europe: The Illegal Gardener READ

South America: Nostromo

Africa: Lagoon READ

Antartica:

North America: Delta Wedding READ

[dalex]

I plan to read 12 books for this challenge (6 continents, 2 books per each continent).

Goal: 12
COMPLETED JULY 24

Africa
Soleri by Michael Johnston (Egypt)
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria)

Antarctica
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Asia
The Incarnations by Susan Barker (China)
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (Japan)

Australia
Vigil by Angela Slatter (Brisbane)
Clade by James Bradley (Sydney)

Europe
The Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney (England)
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack (Ireland)

South America
The Genius Plague by David Walton (Brazil)
The Falling Sky by Pippa Goldschmidt (Chile)

[Jazzy]

I would like to do 1 for each continent.

READ:
Antarctica Penguin - Stephen Martin
North America: A Good School - Richard Yates (Connecticut, USA)
Asia SymmetryBreakfast: Cook-Love-Share - Michael Zee (The author is Chinese & Scottish and the stories and recipes are from all around the world, with several from many Asian countries)
South America The Penguin Lessons - Tom Michell (Uruguay & Argentina)
Europe Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir Tove Jansson (Helsinki & Borgå, Finland)
Africa The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife - Kobie Krüger (South Africa)
Australia Cloudstreet - Tim Winton (Perth)

[Rebecca]

I have some doubling up with my magic square...

Africa - Stay with Me

Asia - A Rising Man

Australia - Pobby and Dingan

Europe - The Uncommon Reader

North America - Washington Square

Antarctica - Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

[Pat]

Omg. Just looked at my list. Finished! Onto next challenge which, if I remember correctly includes War and Peace. Will look now!

[Pat]

Plus Gone with the wind, another long book. Thank goodness I’ve finished this one!

[Jason]

Well Done Pat.

[Paul]

Excellent. Well Done Pat!

[Pat]

Hurrah. Just got Gone with the wind from library. OMG it’s big

[Jason]

Pat has big wind?

[Paul]

Not even going there...

[Pat]

Trying to ignore the wind at present whilst I read thinner books

[Nina]

The Alice Network Europe - The Alice Network, Kate Quinn (France)

Little Fires EverywhereNorth America - Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng (Cleveland)

South America -

Never Fall DownAsia - Never Fall Down, Patricia McCormick 4* (Cambodia)

Africa -

The DryAustralia - The Dry, Jane Harper 4* (S.Australia)

[Linda]

Done (unless I really feel like giving Antarctica a go)!

North America: Truly Devious
South America: Ten Women
Europe: Pasienten
Africa: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Asia: The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
Australia: The Dry

(Antarctica)

[Jazzy]

Finished ages ago, just forgot to update!

[Jason]

Well done Jazzy.

I still got Africa to go.

[Jazzy]

Jason wrote: "I still got Africa to go."

Thanks Jason, I read two books from Africa recently. You could always read Born Free or Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

I read The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife and The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club

[Jason]

I've been doing travel books, I think I have one ready for this, just gotta remember what it was :-)

[Pamela]

Finished this challenge! I chose mystery books from around the world (the list is in Post #12). This was a fun challenge - great idea Mods

[Paul]

Thank you, Pamela

[Pat]

Well done all, keep going Jason