Around the World in 80 Books discussion
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Danuta wrote: "Just joined! I was born in England, lived in Canada, Michigan, Alaska, California, Arizona, Colorado and finally--own a vineyard and winery in Oregon. I'm a writer who has just published a book wi..."Welcome to the group, Danuta. Oh, wow, how wonderful it must be to own a vineyard and winery! I'll bet it is beautiful.
Sinistra wrote: "Hi all,been a member of this group for some time already, been sitting quietly in the corner and observing people. Thought it's about the time to say hello finally.
So I'm Sinistra, a bookworm f..."
Sinistra, Ultima Thule is such a beautiful place but so far from civilization. It must be challenging to live there but completely amazing at the same time.
Miljana wrote: "Hello everyone,I'm from Kosovo and I adore reading. My favorite genres are fantasy, science-fiction,I love English, American, French and Japanese literature.I would love having more friends here o..."
Hello, Miljana! Welcome to the group! Who is your favorite author from Kosovo?
Kirin wrote: "Hi! I'm from Canada. I was planning on doing a personal world reading challenge next year but then I found this group. I already have three challenges on the go, so I'm going to get my feet wet as ..."Hi, Kirin! So glad you have found the group and look forward to seeing your challenges next year. You will have a few months to plan your "trip". That is one of the best parts!
Hi, Deborah! Welcome to the group. What a beautiful place! I want to visit! Can you recommend any authors from Suriname?
Diane wrote: "Hi, Deborah! Welcome to the group. What a beautiful place! I want to visit! Can you recommend any authors from Suriname?"Thank you for the welcome. I'm glad you like it, because I love it!! As for the authors, you can try Cynthia Mc Leod for example. There are more, but I would have to check if they are translated into english already, I'm not really sure.
Hi, everyone! My name's Cheyanne. I was born in the US, but I live in BC (my husband's job temporarily planted us here), and I'm a new mom!I love to read (of course) everything except erotica (of course), but my favorites are historical fiction and poetry. Currently, I am reading City Sticks: A Collection of 50 Poems by A.H. Sewell, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow, and Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Any to-read suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for accepting me into your group. I look forward to meeting you all!
- Cheyanne
Hi CheyanneI LOVE historical fiction but find it hard sometimes to find well written novels. One of my faves for summer reading was the Outlander series. Have you read those? Yes they do have romance but the entire series is based in historical facts and places and people. I loved it as I was really tired of reading Everything Henry the VIII! I loved BC when I was a nanny there. It's really beautiful. Happy reading and please send me any History Book suggestions. I know there is a group here called Historical Fictionistas...take a look at them maybe. Good Luck!
Cheyanne wrote: "Hi, everyone! My name's Cheyanne. I was born in the US, but I live in BC (my husband's job temporarily planted us here), and I'm a new mom!I love to read (of course) everything except erotica (of..."
Hi, Cheyanne. Welcome to the group! Congrats on your newest addition. Loved Memoirs of a Geisha. IT is one of my all-time favorites. Have you read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan? If you like Memoirs of a Geisha you will probably like Snow Flower. I love historical fiction, too.
Hello,I am Elyse. I am 22 and currently in college. I really love to read as well as being with friends and watching all kinds of movies. I read many different genres of books but my favorite genre is historical fiction.
Duchess of Time wrote: "Hello,I am Elyse. I am 22 and currently in college. I really love to read as well as being with friends and watching all kinds of movies. I read many different genres of books but my favorite genr..."
Hello, Elyse! Welcome to the group!
Diane wrote: "Duchess of Time wrote: "Hello,I am Elyse. I am 22 and currently in college. I really love to read as well as being with friends and watching all kinds of movies. I read many different and genres of bo..."
Thank you.
Hi,I'm Pam. I'm a teacher and live in the North of England in the hills. I devour books, when I have the time, feeling they are a true luxury! I enjoy stories about people and their ways of life in different cultures, particularly if they are a bit out of the ordinary. I love the quirky and unusual.For total escapism I love cosy crime and good children's stories with fantasy and magic. It's great to find a good book to read to the children (well that's my excuse!).
Pam wrote: "Hi,I'm Pam. I'm a teacher and live in the North of England in the hills. I devour books, when I have the time, feeling they are a true luxury! I enjoy stories about people and their ways of life in..."Welcome to the group, Pam!
Thanks I look forward to discussions with other readers.
MESSAGE OF THE PENDANT - BOOK ONE OF SEVEN“Had we never met, I would have quietly grown old without challenge or interest. How dull," she replied.
In 1818 William Darmon and wife Elizabeth set society's pace from expansive grounds known as Mayfair Hall. When a family member is murdered after their ball, a mysterious pendant is found containing a long lost request by Napoleon Bonaparte for an American mission to burn down Parliament buildings. The couple sets out to find the killer. A visit with Henry Clay in post-war Maryland, draws them into a French conspiracy to free the Emperor from exile on the Island of St. Helena.
Locations: Kent, Paris, Washington D.C., St. Helena
THE FORTH CONSPIRACY - BOOK TWO OF SEVEN
“Master, you have found the Forbidden City of my ancestors! Many thought it to be only a bedtime story, until now.”
William and Elizabeth fall victim to a rival Forth family who introduce a bill into Parliament that will repossess the Darmon's ancestral home unless they can find their missing deed. A late family friend hid the document on a trip to Egypt decades earlier. As the Darmons race to unravel the mystery, a Forth body turns up on their doorstep.
Locations: Kent, Athens, Cairo, Paris, Constantinoble, Marseilles.
PATRIOTE PERIL - BOOK THREE OF SEVEN
Her worst fear had come true. She was alone in a vast territory that cared not if she lived or died.
Following the return of an empty carriage, Elizabeth begins a harrowing pursuit of her family's kidnappers. From New Brunswick, she trails them to Quebec City where she finds a woman posing as herself with another husband. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law recovers from a gunshot wound and wanders in the wilderness until he meets the Patriote Party's fanatical element of Reformers and is swept into their rebellion.
Locations: Newcastle, Edmonton, Quebec City.
Hi everyone! I've joined this group as a motivation to read more books.. I used to LOVE reading and devoured up to a book per day as a teenager but sort of slacked off once I've started university. With so much stuff to read for my classes I just didn't have much motivation left to read in my spare time.. Now that I've finished university I'm hoping to get back on track and start traveling the world via books again. My first stop? Afghanistan through the book : "And the mountains echoed" by Khaled Hosseini.
I love his writing style and have also read his other two books. Any suggestions for similar books are much appreciated! I'm looking forward to travel to many countries through reading this year and wish my fellow book-travelers a great journey :)
Hi everyone! I've joined this group as a motivation to read more books.. I used to LOVE reading and devoured up to a book per day as a teenager but sort of slacked off once I've started university. With so much stuff to read for my classes I just didn't have much motivation left to read in my spare time.. Now that I've finished university I'm hoping to get back on track and start traveling the world via books again. My first stop? Afghanistan through the book : "And the mountains echoed" by Khaled Hosseini.
I love his writing style and have also read his other two books. Any suggestions for similar books are much appreciated! I'm looking forward to travel to many countries through reading this year and wish my fellow book-travelers a great journey :)
Cece wrote: "Hi everyone! I've joined this group as a motivation to read more books.. I used to LOVE reading and devoured up to a book per day as a teenager but sort of slacked off once I've started universit..."
Hi, Cece! Welcome to the group. I love Khaled Hosseini's books! I hope he writes another one soon. Happy reading!
Hi, I'm Marlene from Arizona. I've always had a wander lust. I love to see new places and explore different cultures. So far I have been fortunate enough to travel to Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Israel and Egypt. But I'm often just an armchair traveler experiencing foreign countries through the pages of the book that I am reading. My husband and I have been traveling to Honduras for 11 years. My book is based on Honduran life. Looking forward to traveling the world with all of you.
Marlene wrote: "Hi, I'm Marlene from Arizona. I've always had a wander lust. I love to see new places and explore different cultures. So far I have been fortunate enough to travel to Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Isr..."Hi, Marlene! Welcome to the group! Honduras is a beautiful place. I visited it for the first time a couple of years ago.
Hello! I am a new member. Actually I am new to Goodreads in general. I love to read. I graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies three years ago. I had intended on pursuing Communications with the goal of becoming an editor. Unfortunately my health declined and therefore continuing my education (through college/guided education) became unrealistic. I love to learn though and learn as much as I can on my own when I am able. My favorite books are the classics but I love all (well most) genres because something can always be learned. I have a lifetime goal of analyzing the book 1984 by George Orwell. I have only read it once so far but I plan to re-read it many times over. It is one of my favorites.I am in my early 30s and love the surrounding Southern Nevada/Western Arizona location I recently relocated to from Minnesota two years ago. I am a mom to a gorgeous baby girl with fur and four legs...she is a soon-to-be five-year old toy poodle. I live with my best-friend of 10 years. My work-experiences is limited to my years as a student but I have written a Christmas short story and many poems that I am quite proud of.
Jadie wrote: "Hello! I am a new member. Actually I am new to Goodreads in general. I love to read. I graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies three years ago. I had intended on pursuing Comm..."Welcome to the group, Jadie!
Hello, I am Trish from Atlanta, Georgia. I stumbled across the group and thought it would be a great kick-start to my summer reading. I am nearly 40 and just finished up a year of full-time college courses.
Trish wrote: "Hello, I am Trish from Atlanta, Georgia. I stumbled across the group and thought it would be a great kick-start to my summer reading. I am nearly 40 and just finished up a year of full-time colleg..."Hello, Trish! Welcome to the group! What part of Atlanta do you live in?
Diane wrote: What part of Atlanta do you live in?.."Actually, I live in the suburbs - Woodstock.
Trish wrote: "Diane wrote: What part of Atlanta do you live in?.."Actually, I live in the suburbs - Woodstock."
You are not too far from me. I live in the west Marietta area.
Diane wrote: You are not too far from me. I live in the west Marietta area."
Oh! That is close! The smallness of the world is infinitely amusing in this age of the internet
Hi-there I am Lindsey. Glad to see that I am not the only "newbie" to the group. I joined for several reasons: to read more books that I would not pick myself and join discussions about the books (never been apart of a 'book club').
I graduated with my B.A. four years ago and miss excellent discussion.
I sought out a book club uncertain of what I was looking for. I found this one and thought "this is perfect!" as I am (also) not traveling as much as I would like [at the moment], so I'm going to join all of you and do it through books.
Lindsey wrote: "Hi-there I am Lindsey. Glad to see that I am not the only "newbie" to the group. I joined for several reasons: to read more books that I would not pick myself and join discussions about the books ..."
Hi, Lindsey! Welcome! I hope you will discover many new books.
Hello!My name is Elizabeth. I'm from southwestern Ontario, Canada. I'm nearly twenty-two years old.
I love reading and learning and experiencing new things. Lately I have been very interested in reading books (hearing music as well) from a variety of places and I figured a group like this would be a perfect place to start finding some new things I hadn't heard of yet, or push me towards things I had heard of but hadn't yet tried. I enjoy traveling but unfortunately will never get to go to as many places as I would like and this also seemed like a great way to experience new places (without spending thousands of dollars on it).
Hoping this group ends up being what I look for. :)
Elizabeth wrote: "Hello!My name is Elizabeth. I'm from southwestern Ontario, Canada. I'm nearly twenty-two years old.
I love reading and learning and experiencing new things. Lately I have been very interested i..."
Hello, Elizabeth! Welcome to the group!
Hello all! I am a 52 year old, who spends time between the UK and Portugal. I love to travel and would love to try and experience as many cultures in life as possible.
Karl wrote: "Hello all! I am a 52 year old, who spends time between the UK and Portugal. I love to travel and would love to try and experience as many cultures in life as possible."Hello, Karl! Welcome to the group!
Hi everyone, I'm Elaine Bertolotti and although I was born and lived most of my youth in Brooklyn, New York, now after having experienced living in Italy, Florence, to be exact, (in the '70s!, I'm married and live in the province of Turin, Italy. I love books about Italy and I have written books myself about my stay in Florence and Turin.
Happy to be in a Group where people love to travel! Ciao,
Hi, my name is Olivia and I am from the island of Barbados. Nice to meet you guys!
Olivia wrote: "Hi, my name is Olivia and I am from the island of Barbados. Nice to meet you guys!"Hi Olivia, welcome, I had the privilege to visit your beautiful Island 20 years ago, what a wonderful place.I remember taking a photo of the old court house, that had been decorated for Christmas.
Mr. E wrote: "Hello everyone my name is Erick Wofford and I am a writer/filmmaker from Atlanta GA. So glad to be a part of this group and discover some new authors! I just finished up BOOKS OF BLOOD 1&2 and I am..."Welcome, Erick!
Elaine wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Elaine Bertolotti and although I was born and lived most of my youth in Brooklyn, New York, now after having experienced living in Italy, Florence, to be exact, (in the '70s!, I..."
Hello, Elaine! I am so envious! I would love to live in Italy. Welcome!
Olivia wrote: "Hi, my name is Olivia and I am from the island of Barbados. Nice to meet you guys!"Hi, Olivia! Welcome to the group! I love Barbados! It is such a beautiful island and one of my favorites in the Caribbean. I hope to visit again soon.
Hi all, my name is Julian Pencilliah and I am the author of The Jetstream of Success. You may ask why a self help author is doing here and the reason is because my book takes place all around the world - South Africa, Monaco, Brazil, Britain and of course the good old US.For anyone who has read my book
and wonders if its real and how the story in the book relates to real life, this is for you.In the chapter "Great White Dive" I come face to face with my greatest fear, a great white shark and this video was filmed by some friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irBzn...
Julian wrote: "Hi all, my name is Julian Pencilliah and I am the author of The Jetstream of Success. You may ask why a self help author is doing here and the reason is because my ..."Hi, Julian. Welcome to the group. Your video reminded me that I used to have nightmares about sharks all the time so I began shark diving in an effort to conquer my fears. It worked. I haven't had a shark nightmare since.
Prue wrote: "hello"Probably the most succinct introduction we've seen here. Welcome and well done, Prue.
Prue wrote: "hello"Hello, and welcome to the group, Prue!
Hello everybody!I just discovered Goodreads two weeks ago and I can't believe what I've been missing al these years! I love to read and have been traveling around the world with my husband the past few years, now back home in the Netherlands. What better than to combine reading and traveling and join this group?
Because I'm new to this group I have decided to start the Tourist-challenge this year, see how far I get!
Robin wrote: "Hello everybody!I just discovered Goodreads two weeks ago and I can't believe what I've been missing al these years! I love to read and have been traveling around the world with my husband the pa..."
Hello, Robin! I am so glad you found the group!
Thanks Diane! Funny, I was just looking on your profile and read you're a geocacher as well (me too)! Funny how geocachers most of the time also love traveling :)
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I love reading and traveling through reading is always great. I leave you with a picture of our interior, where I wish I had more time to tie my hammock and read.