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Level 2: Time periodsUSA: The Smuggler's Gambit by Sara Whitford (Colonial America)
England: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (Regency era)
Ireland: Liath Luachra: The Grey One by by Brian O'Sullivan (Ancient Ireland)
France: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (World War 2)
Morocco: The Sultan's Wife by Jane Johnson (17th century)
India: The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Iron Age)
***LEVEL 2 COMPLETED***
Carol wrote: "Congrats Fiona on completing level 1 😊"Thanks Carol. I see you've also completed level 1. Onward and upward!
Thanks Fiona 😊Must admit all this bad weather we are having in the UK means less gardening more reading time.
Level 3: AuthorsUSA: The Jaguar's Children by John Vaillant
England: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Ireland: A House of Ghosts by William Ryan
France: The Royal Succession by Maurice Druon
Morocco: The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami
India: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
***LEVEL 3 COMPLETED***
Level 4: Non-fictionUSA: Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape by Betty Leavengood
England: The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List by Hallie Rubenhold
Ireland: Witches, Spies And Stockholm Syndrome: Life in Medieval Ireland by Finbar Dwyer
France: A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Morocco: Roads to Ruin: The War for Morocco in the Sixteenth Century by Comer Plummer III
India: Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor
***LEVEL 4 COMPLETED***
Thanks Gretchen for setting up this challenge and encouraging me to stretch my reading goals for 2020.Biggest discoveries were The Iron King by Maurice Druon and The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami. I'll be looking for more works by these two authors.
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Congratulations on finishing! The Moor's Account has been on my TBR, I'll have to check it out soon.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India (other topics)Roads to Ruin: The War for Morocco in the Sixteenth Century (other topics)
Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape (other topics)
A Moveable Feast (other topics)
Witches, Spies And Stockholm Syndrome: Life in Medieval Ireland (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Laila Lalami (other topics)John Vaillant (other topics)
Arundhati Roy (other topics)
Maurice Druon (other topics)
William Ryan (other topics)
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Level 1: Countries
1. USA: Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
2. England: A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
3. Ireland: The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty by Sebastian Barry
4. France: The Iron King by Maurice Druon
5. Morocco: Amazir by Tom Gamble
6. India: The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran
***LEVEL 1 COMPLETED***