Novel Destinations – Norway
“Out Stealing Horses,” by Perr Peterson, is set in eastern Norway in late 1999. The main character is a man named Trond, who is in the twilight of his life. He has moved out into the countryside to be...
View ArticleNovel Destinations: Ethiopia – A Powerful Read!!!
Oh. My. Gosh. “Cutting for Stones,” by Abraham Verghese, is one of those books that will stay with me for a very long time. When I finished it, I felt like I had parted ways with friends. First of all,...
View ArticleNovel Destinations: India and Pacific Ocean
I recently finished Life of Pi, by Yann Martel. What an fun trip! It began in India, around 1975. Pi’s family owns a zoo, but feels pressure to leave India due to the political turmoil surrounding...
View ArticleNovel Destinations: China with “Wild Swans”
Wild Swans, by Jung Chang, is a non-fiction work about three generations of Chinese women, beginning in the early 20th century. Jung’s grandmother had bound feet, was sold as a concubine, and lived...
View ArticleNovel Destinations: China and Africa
These were a couple of quick trips and easy reads. The Year of the Dog, by Grace Lin, is a great book for children, or as a family read aloud. It is about a young American girl of Chinese descent. It...
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