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BC CANBERRA ---- Meet-ups ---- LAST Saturday of the month

**The next book-do is:**

Saturday 26 May 2012, from 3pm
Harmonie German Club, Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah, Canberra

Just look for the pile of books!

*ALL BOOKCROSSERS, FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME! *

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MANY WARM THANKS & COSMIC HUGS TO...

crimson-tide of Balingup, WA
for 'A Fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry (a 1001 book) and 'The Broken Shore' by Peter Temple,
and a whole bag of wonderful RABCKs, thank you! (OzVBB, 23Mar2012)x
tantan of Gympie, QLD
for 'Ruddy Gore (a Phryne Fisher mystery)'
and 'From Doon With Death' (Inspector Wexford) (OzVBB, 20Mar2012)x
the lovely Carole888
for RABCKs 'Tomaree' by Debbie Robson, from my wishlist
and 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. Wonderful. (3Feb2012)R
pinkozcat, my 2011 BCAUS Secret Santa
for 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' from my wishlist (5Dec)r
laevina of Denver, Colorado
for sharing 5 volumes of the manga series 'Ooku: The Inner Chambers'
with the Canberra BXers. (2011)R
nikkilovesbooks of Nhulunbuy, NT
for a huge bag o' yummy books to keep me busy! Thankyou thankyou. (16Jun11)R
libertine101 of Perth
for a 3kg cat-a-ganza of 'Cat Who...' books and others! (Feb2011)R
amberC of Darwin
for a 3kg bag jam packed with books,
as winner of her 6th Anniversary draw (6Feb2011)x
Cassiopaeia of Cardiff, Wales
for a wonderful RABCK from my Wishlist (5Dec2010)
'Searching for the Secret River' - Kate Grenville

lmn60 of Melbourne
for starting me off on the Stephanie Plum series,
One For The Money - Janet Evanovich (16Jan09)
LadyIndigo of NSW
for my first ever RABCK received!
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver (26Nov08)R


Thankyou also to...FreePages, 1001 reading buddy -- for several bookrings/loans & rays (R) sujie (Kangaroo Valley, NSW) -- for my Canberra Secret Santa Challenge book, East of the Mountains - David Guterson (27Nov2010)x the lovely Carole888 from Perth -- who 'winged' me rosy! (21Nov2010) Dancesports (Petcheys Bay, Tas) -- for a Plum-a-ganza of Janet Evanovich books! (18Oct2010)R tabby-cat-owner (Phoenix, Az, USA) -- for Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell, from Jozebedee's *1001* Book Relay (20Aug2010)x goldenwattle -- for Addition by Toni Jordan (27Feb2010)x innae (Aurora, Colorado, USA) -- Calendar & Book Exchange 2010, a beautiful calendar of Colorado; Miracle and Other Christmas Stories & To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis (7Jan2010)x rmjwold again! -- for RABCK The Valley of Horses - Jean M. Auel (2Jan2010) rmjwold -- for a Christmas surprise spoily box of chocolates, bath treats and RABCK The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (24Dec09)R Bjorg (Reykjavik, Iceland) -- Secret Santa 2009 RABCK, The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (20Nov09)x wombles (Caboolture, QLD) -- for RABCK The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M. Auel (23Oct09)R Carole888 (Perth, WA) -- for RABCK The Sunday Philosophy Club - Alexander McCall Smith (18Sep09)R and previously, RABCK Two Caravans - Marina Lewycka (16Feb09) chucklesthescot (Paisley, Scotland) -- for Long Spoon Lane - Anne Perry (International Summer Giveaway RABCK 28Jul09) burningtoast (Galway, Ireland) -- for a trade, Angels and Demons - Dan Brown (26May09)R MyssCyn (San Antonio, Texas) -- for my amazing BC book labels and address labels (13May09)r Calissa -- for The Queen's Fool - Philippa Gregory, RABCK with The Virgin's Lover ray (8May09) sorcha-sidhe (Quorn, SA) -- RABCK The Custodians - Nicholas Jose, for Aussie reading (1May09) The mystery winger who gave me roses on my 1st BC-versary! (Apr09) chucklesthescot (Paisley, Scotland) -- for a trade of a packet of photos, souvenirs, postcards, bookmarks & info on Paisley/Scotland, home of my ancestors! (31Mar09)R lucy-lemon (Llandudno, Gwynedd, Wales) -- for 3 amazing Wishlist RABCKs!: Autobiography of a Geisha; The Welsh Girl; The Thirteenth Tale (17Mar09)R lucy-lemon -- for Sugar and Slate - Charlotte Williams, plus Welsh goodies (Welsh RABCK 18Feb09) Melanie2474 -- for The Jerilderie Letter - Ned Kelly & Alex McDermott, plus BallyCumber keyring (January Celebration Draw 09)R mummafour (Adelaide, SA) -- for RABCKs The Full Cupboard of Life; The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith, plus BC goodies (3Dec08)R

***** NOW READING ***** 10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2010 - various Australian authors From Shamrock to Wattle: Digging Up Your Irish Ancestors - Trevor McClaughlin (non-fic) Breathing Lessons - Anne Tyler (started 30/12- ) No Place for a Woman - Mayse Young with Gabrielle Dalton (started 17/10- ) Someone Like You / Animal Husbandry - Laura Zigman (finished 5/4/2012) 7.5* Ruddy Gore (A Phryne Fisher Mystery) - Kerry Greenwood (finished 25/3/2012) 8minus* Bettany's Book - Tom Keneally (finished 18/3/2012) 7.5ish* This Town: and other illustrated verse about life in Yass - Roger Buckman (13/2/2012) 8* The Waiting Sands - Susan Howatch (finished 29/12) 7.5-8* Four to Score - Janet Evanovich (finished 9/12ish) 8minus * Alice Bliss - by Laura Harrington (finished 2/12) 8-8.5* 84 Charing Cross Road & The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (non-fic) - Helene Hanff (finished 12/10) 7* & 8* Chicken With Plums - Marjane Satrapi (graphic book) (finished 7/10) 7.5* The Family Book of Mary-Claire - Eleanor Spence (finished 3/10 ) 8* Yass Town: Part of Our Historic Shire - Russ Whitehurst, drawings Bill Nesbitt (finished 30/9) 8* The Last Time They Met - Anita Shreve (finished 5/9) 7.5* Dippers: Poetry of the Mountains - Mark O’Connor, photos Ian Brown Behind the Bestsellers - Jenny Bond & Chris Sheedy Great Victorian Lives: An era in obituaries - The Times (non-fic) Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol. 3 - Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) (finished 25/7) 8* Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol. 2 - Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) (read 23/7) 8.5* Marrying Ameera - Rosanne Hawke (Young Adult) (finished 22/7) 8-8.5* Falling Angels - Tracy Chevalier (finished 14/7) 8minus* The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway (finished 16/6) 7.5*Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton (finished 6/6) 8.5-9* Evening Class - Maeve Binchy (finished 31/5) 7* The Dickinson Papers - Mark Ragg (finished 25/5) almost 8*The Cat Who Moved a Mountain - Lilian Jackson Braun (finished 3/5) 7.5* Ooku: The Inner Chambers, vol. 1 (manga) - (read 22/4) 9* Addition - Toni Jordan (finished 18/4) 8*The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare - Lilian Jackson Braun (finished 30/3) 7.5*. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne (finished 23/3ish) 7.5-8* Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum no.3) - Janet Evanovich (finished 14/3) 7.5-8*. The Siege of Krishnapur - JG Farrell (unfinished). A Tribute to the Group Settlers - Philip E M Blond (finished 7/2) 8*. A Bunyip Close Behind Me - Eugenie McNeil & Eugenie Crawford (finished 18/1) 7.5* The World's Stupidest Signs - Michael O'Mara (finished 9/1/2011) 8*. The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (finished 18/12) The Virgin and the Gipsy - DH Lawrence (finished 1/12) The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie (finished 20/11).The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (finished 12/10) Kitchen - by Banana Yoshimoto (finished 7/9)The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd (finished 30/8) 8*. Penmarric - Susan Howatch (finished 19/8)Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (a 1001 book) (finished 9/8) 8-9* The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (a 1001 book) (finished 30/7) 9+* Thank You, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse (a 1001 book) (finished 21/7) 9* Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle (finished 29/6) 8-9*

MY 2012 CHALLENGES

2012 Year of Reading BookCrossingly
(with first priority to other BXers' books)

2012 Celebrate Australia Day Release Challenge
Davros-10 is hosting the Australia Day Release Challenge
see http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/470644

2011 ANZAC Day Release Challenge
Davros-10 is running a challenge for ANZAC Day again this year.
See http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/455885 for details and to register.


Back in my study days I read all centuries of English (and French) literature and poetry - and my reading speed never recovered! Since joining BC in Apr 08 I've been re-learning how to read faster than you can say a soliloquy, where sentences don't have footnotes to explain the meaning! Yay for just losing yourself between the pages!

I love historical fiction and 'fleshed out' history, and biographies especially of women and historical kings & queens. I've become a 'genie' and am writing my family history, so I like to read books that will give me a feel for the time and place of my forbears. or fivebears... Dublin in early 1800s, Co. Clare, North Wales, Paisley Scotland, Australian pioneer farming families, convicts, Sydney in the 1800s...

I also like armchair travelling by reading books which let you visit another culture. I still love my classic fiction though, and the occasional non-fiction and well-written verse.

But thanks to BC and it's wonderful members I have stretched my horizons and now tasted a real smorgasbord of new genres:
historical romance - (Into the Wilderness series by Sara Donati)
women's fiction - (Nora Roberts)
'gumshoe' detectives - (Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris), (The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series & The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith), (Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich), (The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun)
forensic detectives - (Kathryn Fox)
and other series -
(Earth's Children series: The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel)
(The Milennium Trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson)
also graphic books - (Persepolis / Embroideries / Chicken With Plums by Marjane Satrapi)
(Ooku: The Inner Chambers by )
even children's fiction.
And now my first Salman Rushdie! (The Enchantress of Florence)
And waiting on Mt TBR is a western by Louis L'Amour!, a Sci-Fi, and a whodunnit by Dorothy L Sayers.

I aim to read and release as many books from the 1001-Books-You-Must-Read list as take my fancy and widen my reading of Aussie authors. I'm also interested in trying winning books from other awards: Pulitzer Prize, Man Booker Award, Orange Prize and especially the
Miles Franklin Literary Award

*** any suggestions for a good book from a new genre I could try?? Please send me a PM /message via the BC site. ***

My Top 10 BC Reads... A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini 9-10* Fugitive Pieces (esp. Part I) - Anne Michaels 9* A Spy in the House of Love - Anais Nin 9* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon 9* Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (a 1001 book) 8-9* Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle 8-9* Persepolis 8*; Embroideries 7.5* (graphic books) - Marjane Satrapi The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer 8* The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd 8* The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne 7.5-8*

My top recent Australian reads... The Hunter - Julia Leigh 9* (a page-turner. I loved the way the author *walks* you through the Tasmanian bush. I read it longing and dreading to go back up that escarpment.) The Long Travail - NJ Gallagher 9* (a really well done family and local history of the Bungendore, NSW region. very interesting.) The Well - Elizabeth Jolley 8.5* The Jerilderie Letter - by Ned Kelly 8* A Tribute to the Group Settlers - Philip E M Blond 8* (a really good, fascinating history of the Group [farmer] Settlers of WA) A Bunyip Close Behind Me - Eugenie McNeil & Eugenie Crawford 7.5* (charming true childhood stories of French-Australian sisters growing up in Sydney at the turn of the century)

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Wish I could read faster!... so many wonderful books...


BOOKRINGS / RAYS I'm hosting:
The Hunter - Julia Leigh 9* - AUS Bookring OPEN
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence - Doris Pilkington (Nugi Garimara) - Bookring OPEN
The Jerilderie Letter - by Ned Kelly 8* - AUS Bookring OPEN

STEPHANIE PLUM bookrings - PM me if you would like to join a Stephanie Plum bookring for no's 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, or 15 - Canberra then International OPEN


BOOKRINGS / RAYS / VIRTUAL BOOKBOXES joined:
Two Worlds VBB: The Immigrant Experience - Round Two (hosted by loveamystery) (4th) - book rec'd: Silences of the Heart (from bookguide); 27/9/10 end of round
*1001* Book Relay (hosted by Jozebedee) - 3/8 book rec'd: Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell (from tabby-cat-owner)

Coming: (as of 8/2/2011)
The Red Tent-Anita Diamant (LadyIndigo's ring/ray) (TBC)
The Book Thief-Markus Zusak (karen07814's ray) (23rd tbc) - 27/5/10 11th, stalled

Ooku: The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga (graphic novels)
Vol 04 - forum post - http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/438742 - March, next
Vol 05 - 16/6 rec'd, 28/7 sent to Esme-Weatherwax who will return to me
- forum post - http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/447556
Vol 06 - forum post - http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/451721 - 6/12 2nd

Bookrings / rays received:

Completed bookrings / rays:
A Random Act of bookcrossing madness - a record-breaking attempt (hosted by FrancesinSA)
The book was released on Monday 26 January 2009. It is currently in Singapore after travelling in Australia.
The list of participants in Australia were:
Tinina67-QLD, Mozette-QLD, LadyIndigo-NSW, Elddau1-NSW, countdebeans-NSW, peggypostcard-NSW, rmjwold-NSW/ACT, bookworm76-QLD

Other completed bookrings / rays:The Enchantress of Florence-Salman Rushdie (FreePages' ring) (L) 7.5-8* - 3/9/10 rec'd, 20/11/10 read, 21/12/11 returned Chicken With Plums-Marjane Satrapi (D-face's unofficial bookray) - Dec2011 read & sent to Carole888 as Christmas RABCK Ooku: The Inner Chambers Vol 03-by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) (laevina's ray) 8* - 22/7 rec'd, 26/7/11 to Hotfrog Ooku: The Inner Chambers Vol 02-by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) (laevina's ray) 8.5* - 18/7 rec'd, 26/7/11 to Hotfrog Ooku: The Inner Chambers 01-by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) (laevina's ray) 9* - to rmjwold 28/4/11 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas-John Boyne (froggirlwendy's ring) 7.5-8* - to star1978 & Hotfrog, 3/4/2011 The Siege of Krishnapur-JG Farrell (shnedwards' bookray) - unfinished, posted 14/3/11 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo-Stieg Larsson (chich's bookray) 7.5* - posted 19/10/10 Kitchen-Banana Yoshimoto (shnedwards' ray) 8* - posted 30/9/10 Embroideries-Marjane Satrapi (Graphic Novel) (SqueakyChu's bookray) 7-8* - sent 6/7/10 People of the Book-Geraldine Brooks (Tinina67's ring) 7.5* - posted 18/6/10 Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum no.2)-Janet Evanovich (solskinn's ray) 7.5* - 3/5 to countdebeans; posted 11/6/10 The Well-Elizabeth Jolley (FreePages' ray) 8.5* - to Di 17/4/10 Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society-Mary Ann Shaffer (LadyIndigo's ring) 8* - posted 14/4/10 Eleanor of Aquitaine-Alison Weir (lauraloo29's ray) - incomplete, posted 1/3/10 Girl With a Pearl Earring-Tracy Chevalier (solskinn's ray) 7.5* - posted 23/2/10 The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini (FreePages/ bookseekerAT's ray) 8* - posted 18/1/10 Persepolis (graphic book)-Marjane Satrapi (Carole888's Aus Bookring) 8* - 2/1/10 to rmjwold Fugitive Pieces-Anne Michaels (FreePages' 1001 loan) 9* - returned 13/11/09 Being Emily-Anne Donovan (canongate books/TheLostBook ray) 8* - 16/10/09 The Virgin's Lover-Philippa Gregory (frangipani08's ray) 7* - released at BC Canberra meeting 22/8/09 Jack Maggs-Peter Carey (FreePages' 1001 ray) 8* - 24/6/09 Half of a Yellow Sun-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (FreePages' ring) 9* - 24/5/09 A Thousand Splendid Suns-Khaled Hosseini (LadyIndigo's ring) 9-10* - 27/3/09 The Jane Austen Book Club-Karen Joy Fowler (LadyIndigo's ring) 7* - 20/3/09 Malicious Intent-Kathryn Fox (LadyIndigo boomerang) 7.5* - 10/1/09 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -Mark Haddon (FreePages' ring) 9* - 3/3/09 Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow-Peter Hoeg (1001-library AUS loan) 7-8* - 10/3/09 The Summerhouse-Jude Deveraux (sarahbear's ray-it-forward) 7* - 8/12/08

My COMPETITIONS:
'My 1st BC-versary. RABCK to make your Wish come true! INTL' - The winner was wibba from the UK! (14Apr09)
2011 CHRISTMAS CAROL RELEASE CHALLENGE - at the BC Canberra Christmas Lunch, National Library (26Nov2011)

SWEEPS / EXCHANGES:
2011 BCAUS Secret Santa (hosted by Mistlerose71) - 5/6 rec'd from pinkozcat, 5/6 sent to Alice2623...
Canberra Secret Santa Challenge 2010 (hosted by Elddau1) - held 27/11/2010
Calendar and Book Exchange 2010 (nattabee) - 8/2 sent to lellie
Chocolate, Tea and Books Sweep (dakini6) - 18/12/2009 sent to beautifulhooker/redfox5
Secret Santa 2009 (Ythan) - sent to elis-fromSweden
Lippy’s Let ‘em Loose September Sweepstakes 09 (Lippycow) - 24/11 sent to klaradyn
July Sweepstakes 09 (Cinderess) - sent to spaceystacey
Australian Happy Smile Day sweepstakes 09 (michyj) - Jan 09 sent to alice2623663

BC READALONGS joined:
East of Eden-John Steinbeck (hosted by FeistyPom2Love) - finished 23Dec08, very good book! 9*
Summer of Shakepeare readalong (hosted by ibis3): Two Gentlemen of Verona (finished 9Aug08), Cymbeline (finished 6Oct08)


I would love to own a book shop one day (don't we all?) but in the meantime I'll settle for starting a local village book club.

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REDUCE MOUNT TBR CHALLENGE (hosted by DoveiLibri)
2011 Goal=12 TBR TOTAL = 11
2010 Goal=16 TOTAL = 11 (5 rings/rays + 6 TBRs)
2009 Goal=16 TOTAL = 8 (4 rings/loans + 4 TBRs)



AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS - TBR Reading Self-Challenge (from Sep08)
I've started a reading challenge for myself to re-ignite my interest in my dusty long-term residents of Mt ToBeRead.
- I'm going to 'travel' around the world in 80 books from my TBR bookcase!
- I'm a cultural traveller so the book representing each country will let me explore the culture of that country, rather than just being by an author of that country.
- First and last country is home - Australia.
- No time limit... phew!



visited 20 states (8.88%)
Create your own visited map of The World

The complete course (below) was plotted by BXers in my 'AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS' thread in the FUN & GAMES FORUM.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/29/5662124

Now I have the reading to do!!

Books read are marked with an *. Books not on MtTBR are in ( )

0. Around the World in 80 days - Jules Verne 1. AUSTRALIA - *Matilda’s Last Waltz - Tamara McKinley2. NEW ZEALAND - The Bone People - Keri Hulme 3. VANUATU (replacing FIJI)- The Old Stories: A play about the history of Vanuatu - Jo Dorras & Peter Walker 4. SOLOMON ISLANDS5. PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6. INDONESIA - BORNEO - (Kalimantaan - C S Godshalk)7. SINGAPORE - (Following the Wrong God Home - Catherine Lim) 8. MALAYSIA - (The Rice Mother - Rani Manicka)9. THAILAND - (Bangkok Tattoo - John Burdett) or THAILAND - *The Buddha Head - Roy Stubbs (Scholastic) 10. BURMA / MYANMAR - (Finding George Orwell in Burma - Emma Larkin) 11. CHINA - Wild Swans - Jung Chang12. RUSSIA - (Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak) 13. FINLAND - (Under the North Star (trilogy) - Väinö Linna) 14. SWEDEN - *The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (chich's bookray) + DENMARK / GREENLAND - *Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - Peter Hoeg, Felicity David (1001-library AUS loan) 15. POLAND -16. GERMANY - The Naked Years - Marianne MacKinnon ? 17. FRANCE - Suite Francaise - Irene Nemirovsky or FRANCE - Five Quarters of the Orange - Joanne Harris18. SPAIN - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 19. PORTUGAL20. MOROCCO - In Morocco - Edith Wharton (avail Gutenburg) 21. ALGERIA - (Le Grain Magique - Taos Amrouche) 22. MALI - (Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali - Kris Holloway) 23. THE GAMBIA - (Our Grandmother's Drums - Mark Hudson) 24. CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - *Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (a 1001 book) 25. CANADA - *Silences of the Heart - Elizabeth Latham26. +NEWFOUNDLAND - (The Colony of Unrequited Dreams - Wayne Johnston) 27. +ALASKA - Letters from Cicely / Northern Exposure - Ellis Weiner 28. JAPAN - *Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden 29. USA - *East of Eden - John Steinbeckand USA - *The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd 30. MEXICO - *Like Water For Chocolate - Laura Esquivel 31. GUATEMALA - (An Indian Woman in Guatemala - Elisabeth Burgos & Ann Wright) 32. BELIZE - (Beka Lamb - Zee Edgell)33. EL SALVADOR - (One Day of Life - Manlio Argueta) 34. HONDURAS - (Trujillo: A novel of Honduras - Lucius Shepard) or HONDURAS - (Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks From the Heart: The Story of Elvia Alvarado - Medea Benjamin) 35. NICARAGUA - (The Patient Impatience - Tomas Borge) 36. COSTA RICA - (Assault on Paradise - Tatiana Lobo)37. PANAMA - (The Panama Conspiracy - William Penn) 38. COLOMBIA - Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 39. ECUADOR - (Cumanda - Juan Leon Mera)40. PERU - (Captain Pantoja and the Special Service - Mario Vargas Llosa) 41. CHILE - The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende or CHILE - (the poems of Pablo Neruda)42. BOLIVIA - (The Fat Man From La Paz - short stories edited by Rosario Santos) 43. ARGENTINA - (The Peron Novel - Tomas Eloy Martinez) or ARGENTINA - (Che Boludo: A Gringo's Guide to Understanding the Argentines by James Braken) + ANTARCTICA - (Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle For Survival at the South Pole - Jerri Nielsen) ? 44. BRAZIL - (The Boys from Brazil - Ira Levin) 45. SOUTH AFRICA - (Shades - Marguerite Poland)46. BOTSWANA - *The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith 47. ZIMBABWE - (Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight - Alexandra Fuller) 48. ZAMBIA - (Bitterness - Malama Katulwende)+ZAIRE (now CONGO KINSHASA) 49. CONGO - The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver (RABCK from LadyIndigo) 50. SUDAN - (What is the What - Dave Eggers)51. EGYPT - (The Cairo trilogy - Naguib Mahfouz) ? ...80. AUSTRALIA - Manganinnie - Beth Roberts (about Tasmanian Aborigines) or AUSTRALIA - *Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence - Nugi Garimara / Doris Pilkington and AUSTRALIA - *The Hunter - Julia Leigh Other possible countries on Mt TBR:NIGERIA - *Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (FreePages' bookring) SRI LANKA - Running in the Family - Michael Ondaatje INDIA - The God of Small Things - Arundhati RoySAUDI ARABIA - Princess - Jean Sasson IRAN - *Persepolis (graphic book) - Marjane Satrapi (Carole888's ring) and IRAN - *Embroideries (graphic book) - Marjane Satrapi (SqueakyChu's ray) or IRAN - Daughter of Persia - Sattareh Farman Farmaian AFGHANISTAN - *A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini (LadyIndigo's bookring) and AFGHANISTAN - *The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (bookseekerAT's ray) ENGLAND - Cider With Rosie - Laurie Leeor ENGLAND / GUERNSEY - *Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer (LadyIndigo's ring) IRELAND - *Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy DoyleSCOTLAND - *Being Emily - Anne Donovan (TheLostBook ray) WALES - Sugar and Slate - Charlotte Williams (RABCK from lucy-lemon) or WALES - The Welsh Girl - Peter Ho Davies (RABCK from lucy-lemon) THE NETHERLANDS - *Girl With A Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier (solskinn's bookray) GREECE - *Fugitive Pieces - Anne Michaels (FreePages' loan) ITALY - *The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie (FreePages' ring) BOSNIA - Zlata’s Diary - Zlata FilipovicUKRAINE - *A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka



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