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The Execution, Life and Times of Patrick O’Donnell by Gavin O’Donnell

June 1, 2025 by DaveLeave a Comment

This powerful historical fiction is one of our best reads in 2025. The man is real; the story highlights the important points in his life with the author taking some creative liberty to fictionalize some of the minor and unimportant points. This is a gripping novel based on the 26 letters Patrick O'Donnell wrote to Victor Hugo during his last days in the Newgate Prison in London between December 5th and December 17th. O'Donnell was in prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Civil War, Ireland, London, New York City, Quebec

Murder Across the Ocean by Charlene Wesler

April 1, 2025 by DaveLeave a Comment

Some vacations do not turn out as expected. Some vacations turn out completely opposite. This is one of those stories. Septuagenarian, Lori Brill travels from her home in Arizona to London to spend time with her granddaughter, Cate. Her plans are derailed almost immediately when she randomly bumps into Josh, a lothario and an old flame from high school. They enjoy a blazing night of passion in bed in a hotel room. In the morning, Lori leaves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Arizona, London

Who Will Accompany You? by Meg Stafford with Kate Stafford and Gale Stafford

December 1, 2024 by DaveLeave a Comment

Who Will Accompany You? is a a look at two separate international trips simultaneously told through the eyes of Meg (the mother) and her daughters Kate and Gale. Thoughtfully written, this journey follows Meg and Kate to the Himalayas where Kate spends her time meditating at a monastery while Meg hikes in the mountains. The second part of the book is about a trip to Colombia where Meg follows Gale who is part of an organization helping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Colombia, Himalayas, Journey

Escape from Dachau by Kathe Mueller Slonim

October 1, 2024 by DaveLeave a Comment

This is a frightening and true story of an incredible rescue of a prisoner by a family member from Dachau (Germany's first atrocity camp) in the middle of the night in late 1938. Third Reich official Max Immanuel has already secured the proper documents to legally leave Germany but when a family member calls and requests his help in trying to rescue another family member, he has to make a potentially life threatening decision. He faces down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Germany, History, Journey, Palm Trees

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah by Sara Cheikh

June 1, 2024 by DaveLeave a Comment

This book follows the author as she leaves Paris in the Spring of 2020 to visit her grandmother and large extended family in the Western Sahara. What was supposed to be a two week vacation turns into a much longer adventure due to closed borders and difficulties of travel that year. She returns to the Saharawi society and refuge camps from where she was born. This story is one of the cultural differences between her home in France and her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Culture, Europe, Food and Wine, France, Internet, Paris

Where to Nest by Kristen Van Nest

April 1, 2024 by DaveLeave a Comment

At its core, Where to Nest by Kristen Van Nest is a book about self-discovery and finding a sense of place and purpose. And this searching is built around international experiences through most of Kristen's twenties while living abroad. She moved to Luxembourg on a Fulbright Scholarship, followed by three years in China working for a wine importer and spending time in Thailand during a government coup and in Greece during a banking crisis. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: China, Greece, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Ski Trip, Thailand, Wine Tasting

Paris for Life: Notes from a Lifetime in and out of Paris by Barry Frangipane

February 1, 2024 by DaveLeave a Comment

A love affair extraordinaire with one of the greatest cities on the planet, author Frangipane takes us on on a journey of several decades of his own life focusing on his time living and visiting Paris. He moved to the city as a young adult, living with a Swiss woman who he met through work in the U.S. She invites him to Paris and proposes they live together. He takes her up on her offer and they soon share a tiny apartment together; the space … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Internet, Journey, Paris

The Saviour Fish by Mark Weston

December 1, 2023 by DaveLeave a Comment

This book is a non-fiction account of the author’s life on a remote island on the Tanzania side of Lake Victoria. It is a story of daily life yet at the same time dives into how the Nile Perch released into its waters in the 1950s has changed the course of the lakes balance eventually bringing the native cichlids to near-extinction. And how the changes in the lakes‘ ecosystem directly affected millions of people including the crippling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Seafood, Tanzania

Somewhere Above it All by Holli Fawcett Clayton

April 1, 2023 by DaveLeave a Comment

Somewhere Above it All by Holli Fawcett Clayton is the author's first book. It tells the story of Marren, a woman who has suffered greatly at the hands of her late husbands' opioid fueled drug addictions and her quest to move on with her life. Integral to the story is her attempt to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and her desire to overcome her grief of losing her husband to drugs. During the climb, the story intertwines flashbacks to her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Mountain Climbing, Tanzania

Dame Traveler by Natasia Yakoub

September 1, 2022 by DaveLeave a Comment

Better known to her Instagram fans and followers as the Dame Traveler, Natasia Yakoub made a dramatic career change years ago from being a registered nurse to now a full-time traveler and photographer. This book is an impressive compilation of photographs with captions provided from solo women travelers from around the world. Every destination also includes a 'dame traveler pro tip' with short but informative advice. Organized into sections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Architecture, Culture, Wanderlust, Wildlife

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