The Next Best Book Club discussion

I'd love to join in this challenge. I must start checking my books out. The other night I sat down to make a list of 80 countries and was amazed how hard I found it. Eventually I did think of more- but I struggled to start with.

I've made a start on this challenge
I've read
1.Kes- Barry Hines- ENGLAND
2.While my pretty one sleeps-Barbara Delinsky USA
3.Matters of the Heart- Danielle Steel- IRELAND
4.Cafe Tropicana- Belinda Jones - COSTA RICA

5.The Other Hand- Chris Cleave - NIGERIA

I'm hoping to claim this- it is set in Nigeria and England but a significant part of the story is related to the Nigerian part.

A-Z
A-
B- Bahamas
C- Costa Rica, CHINA, Cyprus
D-
E- England, Egypt
F- France
G- Greece, Guernsey, Germany
H-
I- Ireland, Israel
J-
K-
L-
M- Mexico
N- Nigeria
O-
P- Poland
Q-
R-
S-Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Sri Lanka
T-
U- United States
V-
W- Wales
X-N/A
Y-
Z-

North America-USA
the Caribbean- The Bahamas
Latin America- Costa Rica, Mexico
Europe- England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden,Wales, Cyprus, Greece, Guernsey, Germany,France
Africa- Nigeria, Egypt
Middle East - Israel
Asia- China, Sri Lanka
Oceania/Australia

50 state bonus
California- Amazing Grace- Danielle Steel
Conneticut- Bed Of Roses- Nora Roberts
Georgia- Killing Floor- Lee Child
Iowa- Dewey the small town library cat-Vicki Myron
Louisiana- Heart Shaped Box- Joe Hill
Maine- The Summer I dared- Barbara Delinsky
Maryland- Sea Swept- Nora Roberts
Massachssets- The Nearlyweds- Jane Costello
Montana- Montana Sky- Nora Roberts
New Hampshire- While my sister sleeps- Barbara DelinskyTexas- Blithe Images- Nora Roberts
New York- Matters of the Heart- Danielle Steel
Oregon- If I stay- Gayle Forman
Pennsylvania- Good In Bed- Jennifer Weiner

Utah- The 19th Wife- David Ebershoff
Washington- A good Yarn- Debbie Macomber
Wyoming- Song of the West- Nora Roberts

6.ISRAEL- Part of this book is set in Israel. James Patterson and Andrew Gross - Judge and Jury.

The FBI agent and a member of the original jury go to Haifa in Israel to try and find the man who escaped from the trial.

7.CHINA- Xinran- Miss Chopsticks

8.BAHAMAS- Sail- James Patterson

9.SCOTLAND- Death of a cad- M C Beaton

Kim wrote: "5.The Other Hand- Chris Cleave - NIGERIA

I'm hoping to claim this- it is set in Nigeria and England but a significant part of the story is related to the Nigerian part."

Hi Kim, was "The Other Hand" accepted for Nigeria? I put it under England, but if it's good for Nigeria, I'd like to change it! :)

Hi Shannon- yes it was. What did you think of it?

SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK

Hi Kim, I'm from South Africa and read this book while visiting my daughter in London, so I could relate to the African person in a detention centre in London as well as to the horrific happenings in Nigeria. I don't want to give anything away to someone who may read this who hasn't read the book; I was angry with the husband for "taking the easy way out", sometimes in London the woman seemed shallow and yet not when she was in Nigeria. The little boy was a welcome, lovable relief. I found it disturbing and thought provoking.
Your opinion?

I agree with your views on the woman- she had much more 'depth' in Nigeria. My dh spent part of his chilhood in Nigeria and Zambia- so anything around those areas interest me.
I found it very thought provoking too- and the scenes in Nigeria will stay with me for a long while. I was also horrified by the stories about the detention centre. I'm ashamed to say that it had never crossed my mind that conditions could be like this.

10.I've just read Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remediesset in Mexico. The youngest daughter is unable to marry the man she falls in love with because she has to look after her mother until she dies. He marries her sister instead.

11.The Shadow of the Wind- Carlos Ruiz ZAFON
Set in Spain- Europe.

12.The girl who played with fire- Sieg Larson. SWEDEN (europe)

13.Blue Sky July- Nia Wyn. WALES (Europe)

14.The Zookeepers Wife- Diane Ackerman POLAND

15.Agatha Raisin andthe terrible Tourist- M c Beaton- CYPRUS

16.Brixton Beach- Roma Tearne - SRI LANKA (ASIA)

17.Not sure I can count this one.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Kim wrote: "Not sure I can count this one.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows"

You can.

18.The Book Thief- Markus Zusak (Germany)

19.Egypt- The Murder of King Tut- James Patterson
20.Greece- Nights of Rain and Stars- Maeve Binchy
21.France- The Chalet Girl- Kate Lace