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2022 CHALLENGES > Set in a Country Other than Your Own

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message 1: by Connie (last edited Dec 30, 2021 11:44AM) (new)

Connie Cote | 594 comments Mod
Must be 5 different countries that are not your home country.


message 2: by Rhonda (last edited Nov 30, 2022 08:14PM) (new)

Rhonda | 440 comments Mod
Rhonda's Foreign Countries:

**COMPLETE**

1. The Secret Place by Tana French - (Republic of Ireland)
2. Perfect World, Vol. 2 by Rie Aruga - (Japan)
3. Battle Royal by Lucy Parker - (England)
4. XOXO by Axie Oh (South Korea)
5. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles


message 3: by Linda (last edited Dec 10, 2022 08:17PM) (new)

Linda Hanson | 290 comments Mod
Linda's Un-American Challenge:

COMPLETE

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho(Spain/Egypt)
2. White Teeth by Zadie Smith (UK)
3. Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos (Venezuela)
4. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (Canada)
5. XOXO by Axie Oh (South Korea)


message 4: by Connie (last edited Jun 03, 2022 11:23AM) (new)

Connie Cote | 594 comments Mod
Connie's Non-Canadian Countries:
**COMPLETE**
1) The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham (Germany) 07/01
2) The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Ireland) 21/01
3) After You by Jojo Moyes (United Kingdom) 19/02
4) Deeper than the Dead by Tami Hoag (United States) 17/05
5) The Blood Gospel by James Rollins (Israel, Russia, Italy) 02/06


message 5: by Stephanie (last edited Nov 02, 2022 06:33AM) (new)


message 6: by Michael (last edited Nov 10, 2022 09:48PM) (new)


message 7: by Cathy (last edited Aug 05, 2022 01:46PM) (new)

Cathy Correa (cathcorr) | 230 comments Cathy's Foreign setting (not Canada)

1. One Day in December by Josie Silver England
2. The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey
3. Always You by Samantha Young
4. Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood


message 8: by Ann-Marie (last edited May 08, 2022 05:33AM) (new)

Ann-Marie (amsjob) | 182 comments °°°°°COMPLETED°°°°

Ann-Marie´s foreign countries (not Sweden)

1- Röda korset by Sasja Filipenko (Russia)
2- The Huntress by Kate Quinn (USA)
3- The Hangman by Louise Penny (Canada)
4- Smaller and Smaller Circles by F H Batacan (Philippines)
5- Vargarna från evighetens skog by Karl Ove Knausgård (Norway and Russia)


message 9: by Carolyn (last edited May 16, 2022 01:58PM) (new)

Carolyn Dowdey (nana2kwpm) | 81 comments Carolyn's Foreign Settings (not USA):

1. The Arctic Fury: A Novel by Greer Macallister (Canada)
2. The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (England)
3. The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen (France)
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message 10: by Rhonda (last edited Feb 14, 2022 06:33AM) (new)

Rhonda Hazlehurst  | 26 comments Rhonda H Foreign settings

1. The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
2. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.


message 11: by Vanessa (last edited Mar 27, 2022 11:53AM) (new)

Vanessa (nesshawk) | 56 comments Vanessa's Non-US Books:

1. Sweden The Room by Jonas Karlsson 3/8/22
2. France Maigret and the Toy Village by Georges Simenon 3/25/22
3. Singapore Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu 3/27/22
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message 12: by Patty (new)

Patty | 42 comments Patty’s foreign settings:
1. Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes (Yemen) 1/12
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message 13: by Meera (last edited Jan 15, 2022 12:29PM) (new)

Meera | 51 comments Meera's Foreign Countries

1. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave read 1/15


message 14: by Sharon (new)

Sharon | 113 comments Sharon's Foreign Settings


message 15: by Wanda (last edited Nov 03, 2022 07:14AM) (new)


message 16: by Michelle (last edited Nov 01, 2022 10:11AM) (new)

Michelle | 265 comments Mod
Michelle's countries:
1. Memoirs of a Geisha
2. Anna Karenina
3. Pole to Pole


message 18: by Turtlefrog (last edited Sep 21, 2022 07:43PM) (new)

Turtlefrog | 94 comments Turtlefrog's Countries (Not USA):

1. Welcome to Sugartown (Australia) 03/26/2022
2. The Story of Us (United Kingdom) 08/14/2022
3. Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico) 09/21/2022


message 19: by Emilie (last edited Nov 28, 2022 07:48PM) (new)

Emilie | 110 comments Emilie's Foreign Countries (not Canada)
1. The Nakano Thrift Shop (Japan) by Hiromi Kawakami
2. The Finder (Australia, New Zealand) by Will Ferguson
3. The Diamond Eye (Ukraine, Russia) by Kate Quinn
4. The Singer's Gun (US, Italy) by Emily St. John Mandel.
5. The English know Wool (France, UK) by Helen Dewitt (11.28.2022)


message 20: by Jody (last edited Aug 09, 2022 09:52AM) (new)


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