April 5

Fiction Set in Exotic Locations

Choose a book from this list and immerse yourself in a different country, a different culture…all without the cost of plane ticket!

Abidi, Azhar. Twilight. (Set in Pakistan).
Abi-ezzi, Nathalie. A girl made of dust. (Set in Saudi Arabia).
Achebe, Chinua. Things fall apart. (Set in West Africa).
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Half of a yellow sun. (Set in Nigeria).
Adiga, Aravind.
The white tiger. (Set in India)
Alsanea, Rajaa. Girls of Riyadh. (Set in Saudi Arabia).
Badami, Anita Rau. Can you hear the nightbird call? ( Set in Vancouver & India).
Blixen, Karen (Isak Dinesen). Out of Africa & Shadows on the grass. (Set in Africa).
Bradford, Chris. Young Samurai: the way of the warrior. (Set in 17th century Japan).
Compestine, Ying Chang.
Revolution is not a dinner party: a novel. (Set in 1970’s China).
Constable, Kate.
New Guinea moon. (Set in New Guinea)
Diamant, Anita. The red tent. (Set in biblical Egypt).
Drew, Alan. Gardens of water. (Set in Istanbul).
Ellis, Deborah. Diego, run! ( Set in Bolivia)
Parvana’s journey. (Set in Afghanistan)
Forster, E.M.
 Room with a view. (Set in Italy).
Fugard, Athol. Tsotsi. (Set in Johannesburg.)
Godshalk, C.S. Kalimantan. ( Set in Borneo, 1850).
Hanif, Mohammed. A case of exploding mangoes. (Set in Pakistan).
Hosseini, Khaled.
The kite runner. (Set in Afghanistan).
Hudson, Christopher. The killing fields. (Set in Cambodia.)
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. (Set in Nepal).
Mah, Adeline Yen. Chinese Cinderella: the secret story of an unwanted daughter. (Set in WW2 China).
Mankell, Henning. Secrets in the fire. (Set in Mozambique.)
Martel, Yann. Life of Pi. (Set in India and at sea).
Mistry, Rohinton.
A fine balance. (Set in India).
Rushdie, Salmon.  enchantress of Florence. (Set in India / Pakistan, The Mughal empire).
 Midnight’s children. (Set in India).
Shalimar the clown. (Set in Los Angeles & Kashmir).
Wilkinson, Carole. Dragon moon
Dragon keeper
Garden of the purple dragon (All set in China, around 200AD during the Han Dynasty).
 Xinran.  Miss Chopsticks. (Set in China).

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