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message 1: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Will try to complete Full House


message 3: by Wayne (last edited Jan 22, 2020 10:46PM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments The Olive Grove by Katherine Kizilos

Row 1, Column 5 - Immigrant Experience - The Olive Grove : Travels in Greece- Katherine Kizilos

Note: Greeks migrating to USA /Australia; Greeks/Turks compelled to migrate back to country of ancestral origin; Albanians of Greek origins migrating back to Greece upon the collapse of Communism; Albanians migrating to Greece for economic reasons; Greeks of Nubian origin (settlement dating from the Ottoman Empire)


message 4: by Wayne (last edited Jan 22, 2020 10:47PM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Bongeni An African Saga by Robin Morris

Row 4, Column 2- Set during War - 1. Bongeni: An African Saga - Robin Morris

Set during the South African War (1899-1902)


message 5: by Wayne (last edited Feb 08, 2020 03:37AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments An Uncertain Glory India and Its Contradictions by Jean Drèze

Row 1, Column 4 - Set in Asia - An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions - Jean Dréze & Amartya Sen


message 6: by Wayne (last edited Feb 08, 2020 03:38AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Adventures in Persia by Reginald Teague-Jones

Row 5, Column 5 - Set in a MENA Country - Adventures in Persia - Ron Sinclair


message 7: by Wayne (last edited Feb 08, 2020 03:39AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Pilgrim's Road A Journey to Santiago de Compostela by Bettina Selby
Row 2, Column 5 - Woman Author - Pilgrim's Road: A Journey to Santiago de Compostela - Bettina Selby


message 8: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Close Call by Gillian Slovo

Row 1, Column 1 - Mystery - Close Call - Gillian Slovo


message 9: by Wayne (last edited Feb 15, 2020 03:24AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Row 3, Column 5 - Classic, Older than 50 years - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen


message 10: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Africa Trek 2 by Alexandre Poussin
Row 1, Column 3 - Translated from French - Afrika Trek 2 - Sonia & Alexandre Poissin


message 11: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Row 2, Column 4 - Award winning - The Road - Cormac McCarthy


message 12: by Wayne (last edited Apr 26, 2020 01:55AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Alaska by James A. Michener
Row 1, Column 2 - Over 500 pages - Alaska - James Michener


message 13: by Wayne (last edited Apr 26, 2020 01:55AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) by Alexander McCall Smith
Row 2, Column 2 - Set in Africa - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies - Alexander McCall Smith


message 14: by Wayne (last edited Apr 26, 2020 01:56AM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Row 4, Column 4 - YA or Children - The Book Thief - Markus Zusak


message 15: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Red Sorghum by Mo Yan
Row 3, Comn 4 - Translated from Chinese - Red Sorghum - Mo Yan


message 16: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka
Row 5, Column 4 - Set on an Island - Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Matthew - Shehan Karunatilaka


message 17: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Blind Faith by Ben Elton
Row 3, Column 2 - Sci-Fi / Fantasy - Blind Faith - Ben Elton


message 18: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Amazon An Extraordinary Journey Down the Greatest River on Earth by Bruce Parry
Row 3, Column 1 - Set in South America - Amazon: An Extraordinary Journey Down the Greatest River on Earth - Bruce Parry
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message 19: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Row 4, Column 1 - Memoir -The Autobiography of Malcolm X with the assistance of Alex Haley


message 20: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho
Row 5, Column 3 - Translated from Portuguese - Manuscript found in Accra - Paulo Coelho


message 21: by Wayne (last edited Aug 16, 2020 09:27PM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Row 2, Column 1 - Translated from Spanish - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez


message 22: by Wayne (last edited Aug 16, 2020 09:30PM) (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Ah King (Works of W. Somerset Maugham) by W. Somerset Maugham Row 4, Column 3 - Set in Oceania - Ah King - W. Somerset Maugham


message 23: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Row 5, Column 1 - Caribbean Author - Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys


message 24: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Row 4, Column 5 - Translated from Japanese - Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami


message 25: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Asterix in Britain (Asterix, #8) by René Goscinny
Row 5, Column 2 - Graphic Novel - Asterix in Britain - Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo


message 26: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments And the card is full!


message 27: by Wayne (new)

Wayne Jordaan | 615 comments Actually no, now the card is full
The White Nile by Alan Moorehead
Row 3, Column 3 - Wild Card - The White Nile - Alan Moorehead


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