tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post7728592846434005835..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: Armchair BEA - Beyond the BordersSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-6246626286033024292014-05-31T01:24:48.719-04:002014-05-31T01:24:48.719-04:00Glad to see three Aussie book on your list! Stolen...Glad to see three Aussie book on your list! Stolen's descriptions of the outback were fantastic, but the story did fall away in the second half. Shaun Tan's work is incredible, but not necessarily typical of any environment that I have ever seen!!<br />Indian lit has been one of my favs over the year - I loved God of Small Things - a lot!<br /><br /><a href="http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/literary-blog-hop-1.html" rel="nofollow">Brona's Books</a>Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-24580613333081125472014-05-30T09:20:10.416-04:002014-05-30T09:20:10.416-04:00If you like colonial India so different from moder...If you like colonial India so different from modern India go for Rumer Godden. Gorgeous writing.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-36013233015997905382014-05-29T21:37:25.529-04:002014-05-29T21:37:25.529-04:00I have been working with an English teacher at my ...I have been working with an English teacher at my school. Each of her students are required to read a book set in some other part of the world, she prefers that they are written by authors from those countries, not an easy task when I have to get books into over 150 students' hands. Some of their favorites are: Revolution by Donnelly (France); In Darkness by Lake (Haiti); Memoirs of a Geisha (Japan); Between Shades of Gray (Lithuania); and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by See (China). One of my favorite books set in another culture is The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, set in South Africa.<br />Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-19299634352366367592014-05-29T20:23:48.637-04:002014-05-29T20:23:48.637-04:00Oh my, I've only read one of those. I'm a...Oh my, I've only read one of those. I'm about to do a magic trick - watch my TBR pile grow!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-88490449674977255302014-05-29T17:44:55.170-04:002014-05-29T17:44:55.170-04:00Oh good, the Light Between Oceans is on my TBR and...Oh good, the Light Between Oceans is on my TBR and will qualify for Australia. I still want to read Orphan Masters Son also. I tend towards Asia and Europe so need some more books covering Africa . Thanks for the suggestions. http://momssmallvictories.com/armchair-bea-travel-the-world-through-books/<br /><br />I am going to start a Travel the World Through Books Reading Challenge in the summer. Here's my post, hope you will join me. <br /><br />Tanya @ Moms Small Victorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520133909287154535noreply@blogger.com