Books Set in Asia: Shanghai, China

Shanghai Diary, by Ursula Bacon (2002)

This is the memoir of a young Jewish girl who fled with her family from Nazi Germany to Shanghai China during World War II.  Unfortunately, the book is not well written, although the story itself is an important part of Jewish history.

3 Stars.
Read: March 29, 2014

Books Set in the United States: Vermont

House Rules, by Jodi Picoult (2010)

4 Stars

Read:  March 19, 2014

Books Set in Europe: Germany and Austria

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel (2009)

3 Stars

Read: March 15, 2014

Books Set in Europe: Germany, Bavaria

The Begger King, by Oliver Pötzsch (2010)

Third book in The Hangman's Daughter series.

5 Stars
Read: March 9, 2014

Books set in Africa: Egypt

The Map of Love, by Ahdaf Soueif (1999)


3.5 Stars

Read: March 2, 2014