The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.2 - Crossing Borders

The Wye Valley AONB (AHNE Dyffryn Gwy in Welsh) is an unusual region in that it is the only Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to cross national borders within the UK, starting just south of Hereford in England and following the River Wye down to Chepstow in Wales. It's an administrative challenge when it comes to co-ordinating conservation efforts, requiring teams from both countries to agree on how best to protect the area in line with their respective national guidance.

Read a book which is set in at least two countries. For the purposes of this task, we will consider the constituent nations of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to be distinct countries.
Required: If the locations are not evident in the book description or the GR metadata, provide a reference.

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Just want to make sure that this book would work:

From the main page: "In a story that sweeps from the glittering ballrooms of Saint Petersburg to the wilds of Scotland,... "

KmarieD wrote: "Just want to make sure that this book would work:

From the main page: "In a story that sweeps from the glittering ballrooms of Saint Petersburg to the wilds of ..."

Sounds like it fits to me.

Finding myself with a huge amount of science fiction (and some fantasy) on my TBR list, I'm wondering...

Will these genres fit this task if the countries are fictional on some planet, etc? Or if the setting includes a couple different planets (one of which may be Earth/Terra?

An affirmative will make this one much easier for me; actually, if these don't count it will also help by narrowing my search!

No to planets, yes to fictional countries within the same world. For example, Ten Out of Ten would be acceptable (set both in the US and the fictional European country Genovia).

Fictional countries will probably require a reference though to confirm they're countries within the text, as they don't tend to show up in the metadata so often.

Jayne wrote: "No to planets, yes to fictional countries within the same world. For example, Ten Out of Ten would be acceptable (set both in the US and the fictional European country Genovia).

Fic..."

Thanks.

Would something like this work?
The Book of Lost Names

No requirement about how much of the book should be set in what country, correct?

Erin (NY) wrote: "Would something like this work?
The Book of Lost Names

No requirement about how much of the book should be set in what country, correct?"

No, no percentage requirement for this one. That book looks like it works.

Around the World in Eighty Days Does this count?

Emily wrote: "Around the World in Eighty Days Does this count?"

Yes, this book works.

Does this work?

The Merriest Misters


set in New Jersey (USA) and the North Pole

Susan A wrote: "Does this work?

The Merriest Misters


set in New Jersey (USA) and the North Pole"

Yes, this works.

Just wanted to check that something like this, different stories from different countries around a theme, would work. The description mentions Egypt, Germany, and the US: The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean.

Thanks!

Jessica wrote: "Just wanted to check that something like this, different stories from different countries around a theme, would work. The description mentions Egypt, Germany, and the US: [book:The Icepick Surgeon:..."

Yes, that works.