Best books read whilst on distant shores…

We have asked the ATD HQ team what was the best book they’ve read whilst away on a trip or travelling:

In no particular order….the books chosen were….

  1. The Beach by Alex Garland – read by Julie whilst in Thailand
  2. I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann – read by Alice whilst teaching in Kenya
  3. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini – read by Jo W whilst sailing across the Channel to Alderney
  4. The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency (the first 4 books) by Alexander McCall Smith – read by Luci whilst in Egypt and Jordan
  5. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy – read by Mark Howlett, started in Bangkok finished in Beijing
  6. The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson – ready by Emma in Peru
  7. On the Road by Jack Kerouac – read by Claire in San Francisco on the way to Central America
  8. The Wind up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murikami – read by Steve in Zanzibar
  9. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy – read by Mark Hannaford crossing the border from Chile to Peru

So that’s ours what are yours?

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