Looking for a book full of charms, a story with a bit of romance and a dose of magical realism, a novel with a setting most desirable—Positano, Italy—and characters in a healthful range of ages? Then pick up One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle.
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Looking for Books Set in Key West? Try Island Life Sentence by Carrie Jo Howe
Looking for a book set in Key West, the Bashful Adventurer stumbles upon Island Life Sentence by Carrie Jo Howe. But will the book be as a good as a getaway to the Florida Keys?
A Book about Adventures in Travel at an Uncertain Time
The Bashful Adventurer picks up a romance novel written in the late 1930s hoping to see if and how the author addressed the coming war—and ends up getting a lesson on careers in the travel and tourism industry at a time when adventures in travel were far from mainstream
Books about Newport, RI: Murder at the Breakers
Disinclined to venture too far from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bashful Adventurer picks up a copy of Murder at the Breakers. But will this Gilded Newport Mystery make her want to visit Newport, RI?
Channeling Peggy Guggenheim and Costalegre, Jalisco, Mexico
The Bashful Adventurer, engaged in some rugged armchair travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, picks up a copy of Courtney Maum’s novel, Costalegre. Will the Bashful Adventurer be transported?
A Book about the Adirondacks: Murder in the Adirondacks by Craig Brandon
Indulging in some armchair travel of the NY Adirondacks, the Bashful Adventurer picks up a book about the Adirondacks. But will she like what she finds in Murder in the Adirondacks?
A Book Set in Sanibel, FL: Seduced by Randy Wayne White
Happy to start a Bashful Adventurer Book Club while traveling in place during the coronavirus pandemic, the Bashful Adventurer turns to a Randy Wayne White thriller set in Sanibel, FL for a bit of healthful escapism during a very fraught time. Join her!
Finding Gavrilo Princip at Terezin
Learning about World War II at Terezin concentration camp in Czech Republic, the Bashful Adventurer is surpised to discover that Gavrilo Princip, the assassin who killed Franz Ferdinand, did time there.
Visiting the Mendocino Coast
Getting Some Ideas from an Old 1972 Visitor Guide Visiting the Mendocino Coast for the first time, I quickly am reminded how little history of the Western United States I remember from any educational instruction on the topic. The details on Native Americans in the area, the gold rush, the timber industry supplied by redwoods,…
Key West’s Appearance in Jim Harrison’s Warlock
Read books set in vacation destinations like Key West