Last updated on June 17th, 2024
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Get a Glimpse into Rural Life in Ireland With John McGahern’s Novel
Step into the slow, relaxing pace of Irish rural life with “By the Lake That They May Face the Rising Sun” by John McGahern.
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JourneyWoman Book Club: 2020-2021 Reads
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GReeCE
A House in Corfu: A Sojourn in Greece
by Emma Tennant
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Rating: 2 boots / 5 – below expectations
THE CARIBBEAN
An Embarrass-ment of Mangoes
by Ann Vanderhoof
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Rating: 4 boots / 5 – fun – made us want to live on a sailboat!Â
Morocco + Mali
Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure
by Alice MorrisonÂ
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – loved its authenticityÂ
Africa
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga
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Rating: 3 boots / 5 –Â Empowering and inspiring!Â
Egypt
Mistress of Nothing
by Kate Pullinger
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – a step back into history
Portugal
300 Days of Sun
by Deborah Lawrenson
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – learned about spies!Â
Iraq, Ethiopia, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco
Travels with my Hat
by Christine Osborne
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Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – a must-read for solo travellers
Ireland
By the Lake
by John McGahern
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – a classic, beautifully written!
United States
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
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Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – illuminating and engaging
SPAIN
Driving Over Lemons
by Chris Stewart
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – Fun and authentic
Italy
Lady in the Palazzo
by Marlena de Blasi
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Rating: 3 boots / 5 – rambling but interesting
France
The Lost Vintage
by Ann Mah
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Rating: 3 boots / 5 – history + wine, a great combination
BALI, MEXICO + MORE
Tales of a Female Nomad
by Rita Golden Gelman
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Rating: 4.5 boots / 5 – loved it all!Â
Silk Route
Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
by Kate HarrisÂ
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Rating: 4 boots / 5 – an unexpected ride
TANZANIA
Our House in Arusha
by Sara Tucker
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Rating: 3.5 boots / 5 – wanted more of her story
ARCTIC CIRCLE
The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle
by Sara Wheeler
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Rating: 3 boots: an intellectual read!Â
CUBA
The Cuban Chronicles: A True Tale of Rascals, Rogues and Romance
by Wanda St. Hillaire
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SICILY
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Healing and Finding Home
by Tembi Locke
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– Anne Lamont, Bird by BirdÂ
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