Around the World in 80 Books discussion

So here is a list of my random travels for 2020 (in no particular order off course!)

Liberia
Panama
Ireland
Belarus
Costa Rica
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

And we are off at last

Liberia
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland
Belarus
Costa Rica
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

Quickly on to the next

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland
Belarus
Costa Rica
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

And next door to Panama

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland
Belarus
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

And then a flight of fancy over to "The Emerald lsle" courtesy of Flann O'Brien

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

a journey east, across the European continent, to an extraordinary tale of heroism, from unexpected quarters, set in the killing fields which was Belarus during WWII

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

Halfway through my random meandering and it is to Gabon, Central Africa, from where where Daniel Mengare brings us a powerful tale oft repeated in post-colonial Africa. A tale that speaks of the role and position accorded to women, and the ostracism that results when the status quo is challenged; further a tale that advises of the benefits that can be derived from a Western education, with the cautionary note that this should not replaced indigenous knowledge, and the wisdom of the Elders.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

From Central Africa, north to Finland, and the adventures of a wild hare and its human companion.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

From the frozen North (most of the year) to the South-eastern paradise of Brunei. Well, all I can say is that there are many snakes in paradise, not all of a reptilian persuasion, I might add.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei: Flash Factor
Luxembourg
Senegal
Cyprus

From a coup in paradise to an adventure of a different kind, lots of mischief from the well-heeled, including murder, theft and smuggling, some of it in the tiny state ofLuxembourg.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei: Flash Factor
Luxembourg: The Luxembourg Run
Senegal
Cyprus

From a tiny state in Europe to Senegal, and a long letter from one woman to another. Two friends who opted for different approaches in dealing with the subjugation and pain which is a woman's lot in a patriarchal society.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei: Flash Factor
Luxembourg: The Luxembourg Run
Senegal: So Long a Letter
Cyprus

For my penultimate read in this challenge I revisited a walk from nearly 6 decades ago around an island with a tumultuous history.

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei: Flash Factor
Luxembourg: The Luxembourg Run
Senegal: So Long a Letter
Cyprus: Journey Into Cyprus

And so I conclude my crisscrossing of the Globe in the East, in a country with a turbulent history of its own, Malaysia

Liberia : Chasing the Devil: On Foot through Africa's Killing Fields
Panama :The Tailor of Panama
Ireland: At Swim-Two-Birds
Belarus: Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
Costa Rica : The Honey Trap
Gabon: Mema
Malaysia: The Gift of Rain
Finland: The Year of the Hare
Brunei: Flash Factor
Luxembourg: The Luxembourg Run
Senegal: So Long a Letter
Cyprus: Journey Into Cyprus

This Challenge is done for 2020. I enjoyed it.