In July/August 2013 I was planning a month in India. I was taking a 21 day basic trip with Intrepid Travel. As it was a "basic trip" it meant a lot of overnight trains, hours of buses and lots of reading time! It was time I tried a Kindle. The best decision I ever made and now it comes with me on every trip.
I'm not a great reader of factual books, I like to read books set in the country I'm visiting. Present day or Historical fiction, I like a bit of both.
Listed below are some of my favourite books listed with the country they are set in.
A great resource to locate a book set in a particular country is:
www.tripfiction.com I can highly recommend it and their twitter account @TripFiction is very responsive!
I'm not a great reader of factual books, I like to read books set in the country I'm visiting. Present day or Historical fiction, I like a bit of both.
Listed below are some of my favourite books listed with the country they are set in.
A great resource to locate a book set in a particular country is:
www.tripfiction.com I can highly recommend it and their twitter account @TripFiction is very responsive!
Copenhagen
Blue Blood Sara Blaedel
Crime Thriller set in Copenhagen
Crime Thriller set in Copenhagen
InDia
Shantaram Gregory David Roberts
Still my all-time favourite book. A thriller set in India/Goa.
Goa Traffic Marissa de Luna
Indian Summer Ceri Stone
Lion: A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley (Movie 2016)
Still my all-time favourite book. A thriller set in India/Goa.
Goa Traffic Marissa de Luna
Indian Summer Ceri Stone
Lion: A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley (Movie 2016)
Morocco
The Tenth Gift Jane Johnson
July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a Cornish bay and kidnap 60 men, women and children from the local church.
The Sultan's Wife Jane Johnson
1677 in the Palace of Meknes scribe of the Sultan Moulay Ismail is framed for murder.
The Salt Road Jane Johnson
Isabelle's father leaves her a mysterious amulet in his will. She travels to Morocco to trace its origins and uncovers an interesting past.
A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco Suzanna Clarke
Suzanna Clarke and her husband decided to buy and restore a house in the heart of Fez. This is the story adapting to life in the ancient medina.
July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a Cornish bay and kidnap 60 men, women and children from the local church.
The Sultan's Wife Jane Johnson
1677 in the Palace of Meknes scribe of the Sultan Moulay Ismail is framed for murder.
The Salt Road Jane Johnson
Isabelle's father leaves her a mysterious amulet in his will. She travels to Morocco to trace its origins and uncovers an interesting past.
A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco Suzanna Clarke
Suzanna Clarke and her husband decided to buy and restore a house in the heart of Fez. This is the story adapting to life in the ancient medina.
Tanzania
Speak Swahili, Dammit! James Penhaligon
A young boy's chaotic life in a remote, wild corner of East Africa.
A young boy's chaotic life in a remote, wild corner of East Africa.