A young man starts university and develops relationships
“Norwegian Wood” by Huraki Murakami – despite the title it’s a book set in Japan
“Venture to the Interior” by Laurens Van der Post – travel in Africa during the 1950s
The author travels to what is now Malawi
“The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu” by Joshua Hammer – a book about scholarship and preserving ancient texts
Librarians in Mali are faced with the destruction of what they are preserving for posterity.
“Wild” by Cheryl Strayed – tackling grief and a difficult life with a long hike through the American wilderness
The author escapes from difficult circumstances by walking an American trail
“Black Water” by Louise Doughty – a novel about one man and his life in private security and espionage
One man hopes he has escaped from the things he had to do when part of a private security company.
“Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker – a story of the devastation caused to one family by severe mental illness
One family, twelve children and the effects of mental illness
“You, Me & the Sea” by Elizabeth Haynes – two troubled people on an isolated Scottish island
Two troubled people on a Scottish island begin to heal one another.
“The Wild Places” by Robert MacFarlane – beautifully written descriptions of special places
The author seeks out the wild places in the UK and Ireland
“Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain” by Barney Morris – one car accident and five people involved, each with a different story
A car accident affects five people, each of whom tells their story
“The Sixteen Trees of the Somme” by Lars Etting – a book about family secrets and wood
A young man tries to find out about mysteries in his family
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