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message 601: by Doris (new)

Doris (webgeekstress) | 84 comments South Korea is the setting for If I Had Your Face


message 602: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments I will be travelling to Taiwan with Wu Ming-Yi's The Stolen Bicycle


message 603: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments Shahar wrote: "Diane wrote: "March's number is 9. What will you be reading?"
Going to Poland with Swimming in the dark. It has been in my TBR for a long time."


This book looks very intriguing. I just put it on hold. I look forward to your review.


message 604: by Anna (new)

Anna (annafrommontana) | 282 comments I am going back to the Netherlands with The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation


message 605: by Laurie (new)

Laurie | 15 comments Diane wrote: "March's number is 9. What will you be reading?"

I'm headed to the Netherlands: Angels of the Resistance


message 606: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 691 comments I’m going to China with Red Scarf Girl


message 607: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Sandra wrote: "Shahar wrote: "Diane wrote: "March's number is 9. What will you be reading?"
Going to Poland with Swimming in the dark. It has been in my TBR for a long time."

This book looks very intriguing. I j..."


Its good . listen to it in audio. started slow and heavy but grew on me very fast.


message 608: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments April's number is 24. What will you be reading?


message 609: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments April will take me to Oceana for the first time this year. I’ll head to Fiji to read Tales of the Tikongs


message 610: by Doris (new)


message 612: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments ill be going to Guyana: The far away girl \ Sharon maas


message 613: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 691 comments I’m going to Lithuania with Words on Fire


message 614: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments I will be visiting Benin with Western tchoukoutou


message 615: by Maria (new)

Maria | 6 comments I will be going to Hungary with The Door by Magda Szabo.


message 616: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments May's number is 3. What will you be reading?


message 617: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments I will be going to Malaysia with Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists


message 618: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Valerie wrote: "I will be going to Malaysia with Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists"
Its a beautiful book


message 619: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Ill be reading Yarmeh and Keyleh\ Isaac Bashevis Singer. Poland


message 620: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments Yay! I’ve been carrying over this book for a couple of years now and I’ve really wanted to read it. I’m heading to Namibia in May to read The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany'S Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism.


message 622: by Doris (new)

Doris (webgeekstress) | 84 comments I'll be in Burundi for May. From the description, "An international sensation, Small Country is a beautiful but harrowing tale of coming-of-age in the face of civil war."


message 623: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments Doris wrote: "I'll be in Burundi for May. From the description, "An international sensation, Small Country is a beautiful but harrowing tale of coming-of-age in the face of civil war.""

Beautiful book.


message 624: by Anna (new)

Anna (annafrommontana) | 282 comments I will be going to Haiti with Island Beneath the Sea


message 625: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Doris wrote: "I'll be in Burundi for May. From the description, "An international sensation, Small Country is a beautiful but harrowing tale of coming-of-age in the face of civil war.""
reading it now - its very good


message 626: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments June's number is 17. What will you be reading?


message 627: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments I’m heading to Zambia in June to read The Old Drift.

I’m close to fishing the African continent now.


message 629: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 691 comments I'll be in India and in France with The Direction of the Wind.


message 630: by Doris (new)

Doris (webgeekstress) | 84 comments To Saudia Arabia for me with The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad


message 631: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments In June ill be going to China with Death notice \ Zhou Haohui


message 632: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments July's number is 5. What will you be reading?


message 633: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Gosh - youve selected for me the worst book for easy summer read:)
ill be going to Egypt with Palace Walk\ Nagib mahfouz


message 634: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments I'm heading to Micronesia, reading Island Sequined Love Nun


message 635: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments I will be off to Canada with Katherena Vermette's The Break


message 636: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 691 comments I'll be in Panama with Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope


message 637: by Rayna (last edited Jun 24, 2024 04:42PM) (new)

Rayna Batool | 7 comments I'll jet off for the waters of Istanbul with Orhan Pamuk's The Museum of Innocence


message 639: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments August's number is 23. What will you be reading?


message 640: by Shahar (last edited Jul 27, 2024 06:49AM) (new)

Shahar | 91 comments i'll be going to Cameron with The impatient \ Djaïli Amadou Amal


message 641: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments I’ll be reading The Girl Who Fell to Earth from Qatar.


message 642: by Valerie (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments I will be travelling to Lithuania with La Saga de Youza


message 643: by Anna (new)

Anna (annafrommontana) | 282 comments I will be traveling to Thailand with Anna and the King of Siam


message 644: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 691 comments I'll be reading about POW camp for Italian soldiers in Indiana with When We Were Enemies


message 645: by Shahar (new)

Shahar | 91 comments Hello is there a number for september ?


message 646: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments Why don’t we pick one? I just pulled a random number between 1 and 24 and got 19. We haven’t had 19 yet, so shall we use it??


message 647: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments If we go with 19, I’m off to The Gambia, with Reading the Ceiling.


message 648: by Anna (new)

Anna (annafrommontana) | 282 comments I am OK with using number 19.
If we do I am off to Cuba with Next Year in Havana


message 649: by Sandra (new)

Sandra The Old Woman in a Van (theoldwomaninavan) | 420 comments Let's go with #19 for September.

And I hope Diane is ok.


message 650: by Valerie (last edited Sep 07, 2024 11:37PM) (new)

Valerie (valroos) | 538 comments Thanks Sandra for the initiative. If we use num 19 then I am off to Peru with Mario Vargas Llosa's The Time of the Hero


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