Last updated on February 15th, 2024

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JourneyWoman Book Club

Featured Book Club Meeting: Lisa See, Author of “Lady Tan’s Cirlce of Women” (November 2023)

Our 2024 Book Club

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Since our book club began in 2021, we’ve read over 40 books and reviewed many others. In 2024, we will be holding quarterly virtual book club meetings. All meetings are recorded on our YouTube channel. Please check our Events page for the next one. If you are purchasing a book, please support us by using the links on our site. We recommend you order books in advance, check your local library, use audiobooks or share!

2023 Book Club Selections 
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JourneyWoman Book Club: 2020-2021 Reads

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A House in Corfu book cover

GReeCE

A House in Corfu: A Sojourn in Greece

by Emma Tennant

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 2 boots / 5 – below expectations

An Embarrassment of Mangoes

THE CARIBBEAN

An Embarrass-ment of Mangoes

by Ann Vanderhoof

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 4 boots / 5 – fun – made us want to live on  a sailboat! 

Chris Stewart Driving Over Lemons

Morocco + Mali

Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure

by Alice Morrison 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – loved its authenticity 

Nervous Conditions

Africa

Nervous Conditions

by Tsitsi Dangarembga

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 3 boots / 5 –  Empowering and inspiring! 

The Mistress of Nothing, Kate Pullinger

Egypt

Mistress of Nothing

by Kate Pullinger

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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – a step back into history

Deborah Lawrenson 300 Days of Sun

Portugal

300 Days of Sun

by Deborah Lawrenson

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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – learned about spies! 

Travels with my hat - Book jacket

Iraq, Ethiopia, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco

Travels with my Hat

by Christine Osborne

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – a must-read for solo travellers

John Mcgahern By The Lake

Ireland

By the Lake

by John McGahern

ABOUT THE BOOK

Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – a classic, beautifully written!

The Kitchen House Kathleen Grissom

United States

The Kitchen House

by Kathleen Grissom

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Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – illuminating and engaging

Chris Stewart Driving Over Lemons

SPAIN

Driving Over Lemons

by Chris Stewart

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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – Fun and authentic

The Lost Vintage by Ann M

Italy

Lady in the Palazzo

by Marlena de Blasi

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Rating: 3 boots / 5 – rambling but interesting

The Lost Vintage by Ann M

France

The Lost Vintage

by Ann Mah

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Rating: 3 boots / 5 – history + wine, a great combination

Chris Stewart Driving Over Lemons

BALI, MEXICO + MORE

Tales of a Female Nomad

by Rita Golden Gelman

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Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – loved it all! 

Chris Stewart Driving Over Lemons

Silk Route

Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road

by Kate Harris 

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Rating: 4 boots / 5 – an unexpected ride

Our House in Arusha book cover

TANZANIA

Our House in Arusha

by Sara Tucker

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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – wanted more of her story

A House in Corfu book cover

ARCTIC CIRCLE

The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle

by Sara Wheeler

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Rating: 3 boots: an intellectual read! 

Cuban Cronicles book cover

CUBA

The Cuban Chronicles: A True Tale of Rascals, Rogues and Romance

by Wanda St. Hillaire

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Cuban Cronicles book cover

SICILY

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Healing and Finding Home

by Tembi Locke

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“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth.
What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
– Anne Lamont, Bird by Bird 
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