By Joan Pagano

I mentioned in my Blursday post that I like to read books set in exotic locales that are foreign to me. Some of you have asked for some titles. Here are few:

What I am reading right now:

• Fifty Words for Rain

• Favorite author: Daphne du Maurier and ALL her books!

Recent reads (plus some that are memorable over the years)

• Overcoming insurmountable obstacles:

  • The Beekeeper of Aleppo

  • The Girl with the Louding Voice

  • American Dirt

• Humorous books from England/Sweden:

  • How Not to Die Alone

  • Anxious People

  • The Thursday Murder Club

• Forever favorites: Historical sagas

  • A Long Petal of the Sea

  • The Time in Between: A Novel

  • Everyone Brave is Forgiven

  • Beneath a Scarlet Sky

  • City of Thieves

• Page-turners:

  • His Only Wife

  • Rules of Civility

  • Whitegirl

Enjoy!