The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Countries I've Visited Through Books

Happy Tuesday! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic made me laugh: Books that Take Place in Another Country. Since I live in Australia, almost every book I read takes place in another country.Ā šŸ˜„Ā So I’ve decided to tweak the topic a little and share ten different countries I have visited in books. Since the vast majority of books I read are set in the US, I’ve decided to exclude that country from the list, and since I live in Australia, I’m not going to include books set here either. (But if you’re after a good one, check out Kara Isaac’sĀ Then There

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The Ghost of Africa (Don Brobst) – Review

  Publisher’s Description Together, New York City surgeon Paul Branson and his wife, Nicki, had a dream: to help the people of the African bush. After Nickiā€™s untimely death, Paul decides to honor her memory and carry on alone. In South Sudan, he channels grief into hope, caring for villagers and working to save Leza, a little girl with leukemia who has captured his heart. Meanwhile, Jason Quinn, terrorist leader of the Lordā€™s Resistance Army, has deadly plans for the people of South Sudan. But he needs information to carry out his plotā€”information from research Paul did for the US

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