November Prompt: Wishing Myself Somewhere New

Who knew when I was making these prompts last year how appropriate this one would be!  Considering the crazy week ahead of us and the fact that covid cases are surging (in my state in particular), now would be the perfect moment to be able to click my heels together and wish myself somewhere else entirely new (and less stressful).  When in doubt, as the saying goes, go to the library.  My own personal library in the case of my prompt.

Some books to choose from to transport myself mentally to a new world!

Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima -Japan.  "At once tender and lacerating, luminous and unsettling, Yuko Tsushima's Territory of Light is a novel of abandonment, desire, and transformation."

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexico.  "A literary fantasy about love, music and sorcery, set against the background of Mexico City." 

The Diamond Square by Merce Rodoreda - Spain.  "A highly acclaimed classic that has been translated into more twenty-eight languages, In Diamond Square is the moving, vivid and powerful story of a woman caught up in a convulsive period of history." 

Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani.  New Jersey/Hollywood/Las Vegas.  "Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s and World War II, this spellbinding saga from beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani tells the story of two talented working class kids who marry and become a successful singing act, until time, temptation, and the responsibilities of home and family derail their dreams."

Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart - Singapore.  "Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary.

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes - Troy.  "In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.  From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women embroiled in the legendary war.  Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, in A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes puts the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story."

A nice variety, and it was hard to whittle things down to even six books.  Where do I want to spend some diverting time in the coming week or so . . .

Comments

[Linda]

I loved SINGAPORE SAPPHIRE. The author writing about the climate there made ME feel hot and sticky. The sequel was just released, REVENGE IN RUBIES.

[Byrd]

These look great! Singapore Sapphire is on my list.

[iliana]

I know right? Thank goodness books can take us so many places. Really interested in The Diamond Square title. I hadn't heard of that but sounds like my kind of book.

[BuriedInPrint]

By now you've probably made your selection? I'd reach for Signal to Noise, which I discovered in my "Here and Elsewhere" reading for Mexico City at the end of the summer but didn't make it to before the calendar flipped to my next "destination".

[Danielle]

Linda--I so want to read that--It is at the top of my mystery novel pile and I even have the sequel already, too.
Byrd--Doesn't it look great? I am in a mystery novel reading mood at the moment. I have two on the go but I hope to get to it soon!
Iliana--Even though I am reading SOOOOO slowly now, it is still comforting to turn to my books. I am enjoying them all even if it is taking me longer than normal to finish. I have ended up reading (and it was not even on my list...) one set in Italy called Farewell, Ghosts by Nadia Terranova. Good but kind of different...
BIP--I love your idea for prompts and I have decided to change my kind of prompts next year (at least tentatively at the moment and you know how things can change!). I do want to read it--eventually since it is my own copy. I decided I wanted to be in Italy, and it also crosses off one of the library list books--Farewell, Ghosts.