2019 - Where in the World Are You? (Currently Reading)

[Diane]

In Croatia with The Only Witness To Beauty by Miro Gavran.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’ve returned to Ireland with Normal People - loving it so far.

[Claire]

I'm travelling from the Holy Land to the South of France with Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I'm in Indonesia with the novella, The Fish Girl

[Nadine in California]

Andrea wrote: "I'm in Indonesia with the novella, The Fish Girl"

Thanks for the reminder about this little novel, Andrea. There are over 50 libraries in my interlibrary loan system in the San Francisco area, and none of them have it,so I keep forgetting about it. But the Kindle version is $3.99 on Amazon, so I own it now!

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Nadine wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I'm in Indonesia with the novella, The Fish Girl" Thanks for the reminder about this little novel, Andrea. There are over 50 libraries in my interlibrary loan system..."

Well done! I notice a number of reviewers have said it’s not necessary to have read W. Somerset Maugham’s short story, The Four Dutchmen, which inspired this novella, but I’m finding it hard to resist. I haven’t tracked it down yet, but have discovered that it’s included in his Cosmopolitans.

[dianne b.]

Nadine wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I'm in Indonesia with the novella, The Fish Girl"

Thanks for the reminder about this little novel, Andrea. There are over 50 libraries in my interlibrary loan system..."

Nadine, if you live in SF - just write to the Librarians - and tell them about the book - they'll order it (and usually several copies). They've never said no to a suggestion of mine!

[Nadine in California]

dianne wrote: "Nadine wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I'm in Indonesia with the novella, The Fish Girl"

Thanks for the reminder about this little novel, Andrea. There are over 50 libraries in my interlibr..."

Yes, the librarians at my library are wonderful :)

[Carol]

I'm in Japan with Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada.

[Rita]

I'm in the US with Michelle Obama's "Becoming"
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[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’m in Mali with The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

[Claire]

I'm in Brazil with generations of women over 500 years of Brazilian 'herstory' with Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters by Maria José Silveira, reading for WIT (Women in Translation) month.

Love how it narrates stories of women's lives with the shadow context of the countries history and how women fared throughout those times.

[Lilisa]

I'm all over the world with The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection and in Peru with Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time.

[Nadine in California]

Claire wrote: "I'm in Brazil with generations of women over 500 years of Brazilian 'herstory' with Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters by Maria José Silveira, reading for WIT (Women in ..."

'Mother's Mother...' is one of my favorites!

I'm in two places right now: a posh area of Connecticut with Very Nice, and an Inuit town called Nunavut in the artic region of Canada, with Split Tooth.

[Carol]

I’m in Taiwan with The Bear Whispers to Me by Chang Ying-Tai, and in 1930s England with Murder in the Mill-Race: A Devon Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac.

[Carol]

I’m in Finland with Deep River by Karl Marlantes and Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen, Japan with Seven Japanese Tales by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki and am about to arrive in Northern Island with Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I've won tickets to an author talk next weekend, so I'm quickly heading off to Germany & Turkey with Beside Myself by German author Sasha Marianna Salzmann. Don't know a lot about it yet as it's quite a recent translation, but I think it's essentially a multi-generational family drama with a strong gender identity focus. Sounds good to me, anyway!

[Lilisa]

I'm in China with Women of the Silk and in the U.K. with Clementine Churchill: A Life in Pictures.

[Diane]

I'm back in Nigeria with Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa.

[Carol]

I’m in Japan with Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn, Texas with Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River by Jung Young Moon, and Sweden with The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre.

[Diane]

In Mexico with The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’m in Hong Kong in the 1960s with a new memoir, The Kowloon Kid.

[Diane]

In China again with Rickshaw Boy by Lao She.

[Carol]

In England with Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym.

[Lilisa]

In China with Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution.

In Canada with A Better Man.

In Madagascar with Return to the Enchanted Island: A Novel.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’ve embarked on a Viking adventure with They Came On Viking Ships (published under different titles in US and European markets). I’m not entirely sure where the story starts - some conjecture as to whether it is a Danish or Scottish island - but I do know it is the late 10th century.

[Carol]

In mid-century NYC with Death Of A Doll by Hilda Lawrence.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Now I’m in 1980s Nigeria with Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀.

[Diane]

In Brunei with Written in Black by K.H. Lim.

[Carol]

Andrea wrote: "Now I’m in 1980s Nigeria with Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀."

One of my favorite books of last year. I hope it agrees with you, too.

[Nadine in California]

Driving across the US with Quichotte and having a blast!

[Lilisa]

Carol wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Now I’m in 1980s Nigeria with Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀."

One of my favorite books of last year. I hope it agrees with you, too."

It was one of my favorites too. No pressure, Andrea! :-)

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Carol, Lilisa - that’s a big part of the reason I picked it up 😊

I’m only a few chapters in, but already enjoying Yijede’s character.

[Carol]

Andrea wrote: "Carol, Lilisa - that’s a big part of the reason I picked it up 😊

I’m only a few chapters in, but already enjoying Yijede’s character."

Fingers crossed. It’s a roller coaster ride for Yijede. I still think about her, like, truly, as if she’s real.

[Lilisa]

Carol wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Carol, Lilisa - that’s a big part of the reason I picked it up 😊

I’m only a few chapters in, but already enjoying Yijede’s character."

Fingers crossed. It’s a roller coaster ride ..."

Definitely fingers and toes crossed then! Andrea - I'm guessing your eyes are reading it as opposed to ears listening to it? I did the audio and enjoyed the experience.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Lilisa wrote: "Andrea - I'm guessing your eyes are reading it as opposed to ears listening to it? I did the audio and enjoyed the experience..."

Yes, that’s right, and I’m back in Nepal (actually in) so I’m pretty much limited to what’s on my Kindle. I can imagine the audiobook version would be good. But I read the dialogue in a bit of an accent in my head - am I allowed to say that? 😳

Now at about 1/3 of the way in, Akin has just admitted to something despicable and weirdly it makes me like him more. But Yejide is just an exquisite character.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

For my last few days in Nepal, I’m reading India yet again - this time The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay.

*planning to hit the Kathmandu bookshops again tomorrow 😉

[Lilisa]

Andrea wrote: "For my last few days in Nepal, I’m reading India yet again - this time The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay.

*planning to hit the Kathmandu bookshops again tomorrow 😉"
Hope you're having a great time there! TFF was just ok for me - 3 stars. Be interesting to hear what books you pick up at the Kathmandu bookstore.

[Carol]

I am in Bucharest with District VIII by Adam LeBor. The protagonist is a detective of Gypsy heritage. It’s fascinating thus far.

[Lilisa]

I'm into short stories with The Scent of Buenos Aires.

[Anna]

I'm in a tiny town outside of Montreal called Three Pines with A Fatal Grace and loving every frozen moment!

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Anna wrote: "I'm in a tiny town outside of Montreal called Three Pines with A Fatal Grace and loving every frozen moment!"

I really need to start this series, it sounds like a winner!

[Lilisa]

Andrea wrote: "Anna wrote: "I'm in a tiny town outside of Montreal called Three Pines with A Fatal Grace and loving every frozen moment!"

I really need to start this series, it sounds like a winner!"

You have to Andrea - Louise Penny's Armand Gamache series is great. Anne - Hope you're enjoying #2.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’m back in Greenland with Cold Fear by Mads Peder Nordbo, book #2 in the Matthew Cave series. The story picks up just a few months after the events of The Girl Without Skin, and at the 15% mark the author has been trying really hard to establish the new story while providing continuity with the previous one. So potentially it could be a standalone, but at this stage I’d suggest reading the books in order would lead to a better reading experience.

[Lilisa]

In Hong Kong with The Mountain Master of Sha Tin.

[Carol]

In Memphis 1968, immediately after King’s assassination with Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

I’m in Tunisia with The Tremor of Forgery. It’s been quite a few years since I last read a Patricia Highsmith novel, but I’m excited about it!

[Lilisa]

Andrea wrote: "I’m in Tunisia with The Tremor of Forgery. It’s been quite a few years since I last read a Patricia Highsmith novel, but I’m excited about it!"

interested in your take Andrea - don’t think I’ve read a book set in Tunisia.

[Carol]

I’m in France and Syria with The Arab of the Future 4: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992 by Riad Sattouf.

[Kim]

I'm doing an around Australia road trip been in a coastal estuary with Vicki Hastrich doing a bit of Night Fishing: Stingrays, Goya and the singular life. Adoring it

Also doing a bit of a non-fiction November, so quite a few Australian memoirs in my reading at the moment.
Also like travelling through time with historical fiction so been on an island shipwrecked offshore in Western Australia with