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- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books Set in (X) Time or Place. (We’re invited to choose a time or place.) I’ve gone with books set on islands. Links from the title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.
- This Other Eden by Paul Harding – set on Malaga Island off the coast of Maine in 1792
- The Lost Lights of St. Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford – set on the Scottish island of St Kilda in 1927
- Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon – set in Sicily in the 5th century BC
- The Island of Sheep by John Buchan – set in the (fictional) Norland Islands
- The Night Ship by Jess Kidd – set on Beacon Island off the coast of Western Australia
- Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson – set on the remote Monday Island in 1879
- The Dancing Floor by John Buchan – set on the (fictional) Aegean island of Plakos
- Mussolini’s Island by Sarah Day – set on the Italian island of San Domino in 1938
- Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres – set on the Greek island of Kefalonia in 1941
- The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak – set in Cyprus from the 1970s onwards
What time or place did you choose?
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