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[Keli]

Yeah, I'm back in the game! Just finished Things Fall Apart. It was a really and interesting family story. Not sure if I will carry on reading straightaway but eventually i will get to them.

I look forward to the next country/book.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

June's number is 3. What will you be reading?

[Sandra]

I’m heading to Guinea to read The Radiance of the King.

[superawesomekt]

I'll be in Scotland with My Contrary Mary

[Joy D]

I am going to Kazakhstan: The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbayev

[Nike]

I'm going to India with Anita Desai reading her Fire On The Mountain

[Valerie]

I am off to Israel with Dror Mishani's The Missing File

[Keli]

I'm off to the good ol' US of A with a Filipino immigrant story, America Is Not the Heart

[Simone]

I'm off to Benin with The Viceroy of Ouidah

[Doris]

I've got Germany and the classic All Quiet on the Western Front

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Don't forget, you can swap out 6 of your books this month.

[Joy D]

Thanks for the reminder, Diane!

[Simone]

Yeah, I swapped out 2, just haven't posted them in my thread yet. Thanks for the reminder.

[Joy D]

Finished my #3 for June, a book which I consider this a modern classic that deserves a wider audience
The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbayev - 4* - My Review

[Doris]

What is our July number, please? Did I miss an announcement?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

July's number is 22. What will you be reading?

[Sandra]

I'm heading to Tunisia Daughter, Disappeared

[Doris]

A Cat, a Man, and Two Women in Japan.

[Simone]

I'm heading to Trinidad & Tobago with The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel

[Keli]

I'm heading to the Ukraine with Grey Bees. Hopefully I can also get my March and June books in which just arrived at the end of the month. Seriously, I got my March book about 10 days ago.

[Joy D]

I am going to Armenia with Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past by Peter Balakian

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

August's number is 11. What will you be reading?

[Simone]

I'm heading to Malawi with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

[Doris]

I'll be off to Eastern Europe and Cuba with Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny

[Simone]

Doris wrote: "I'll be off to Eastern Europe and Cuba with Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny"

Wow, Doris, that sounds like a great book! I had to add it to my TBR! I can't wait to hear what you think.

[Jacque T]

I'm off to Shanghai China with The Last Rose of Shanghai

[Simone]

Keli wrote: "I'm heading to the Ukraine with Grey Bees. Hopefully I can also get my March and June books in which just arrived at the end of the month. Seriously, I got my March book about 10 da..."

FYI just in case you didn't know this already and, like me, slip back to the old expression every now and then: "the Ukraine" is the (old Communist) expression used by Russia (still today). Ukraine itself wants to use the expression "Ukraine" (without the "the") to show its independence.

[Sandra]

I’m heading to Vatican City to read Pope Joan. I also need to finish July still…

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Simone wrote: "I'm heading to Malawi with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope"

Great book!

[Joy D]

Completed #22 for July:
Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir by Peter Balakian - 7/27/22 - 4* - My Review - Armenia

My #3 for August is I Refuse by Per Petterson (Norway)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

September's number is 14. What will you be reading?

[Simone]

I will be traveling to the Netherlands with Mendelevski's Box: A heartwarming and heartbreaking Jewish survivor's journey

[Jacque T]

I’m heading to Ireland with The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth

[Lauri]

I am traveling to Mexico with Under the Volcano

[Sandra]

I’ll be traveling to Saudi Arabia, reading Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening

[Joy D]

Finished #11 for August:
I Refuse: A Novel by Per Petterson - 3.5* - My Review

#14 for Sept is:
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - Nepal

[Valerie]

I will be visiting Tanzania with Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah

[Joy D]

Just finished my #14 for September:
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - 4* - My Review (Nepal)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

October's number is 5. What will you be reading?

[Valerie]

I will be going to Turkey with Orhan Pamuk's The White Castle. A very fortuitous pick as I have been in the mood for historical fiction.

[Sandra]

I’m off to Nicaragua to read Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve

[Jacque T]

I will be going to Mexico with The Murmur of Bees

[Joy D]

Completed #5 for October:
HHhH by Laurent Binet - 4* - My Review - Czechia

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

November's number is 13.What will you be reading?

[Valerie]

I will travel to the Netherlands with Connie Palmen's The Laws

[Jacque T]

I will travel to England and to the former Yugoslavia with The Lines We Leave Behind

[Sandra]

I’m off to Tajikistan, a country I know virtually nothing about. I’ll be reading The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

[Joy D]

Finished my #13 for November:
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel - 3* - My Review (Canada)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

December's number is 24. What will you be reading?

[Jacque T]

I'll be in WW2 Germany with Resistance Women