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A Trip Around the World in 80 Books

Love travel? Love reading? Stuck at home self isolating? How better to escape than through the written word? A book can transport you to another continent, conjure the taste of a Bolivian street snack or the smell of an Indian rainforest. Here's my list of places to run to.
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
1
Frank McCourt
The Twelfth Day of July (Joan Lingard)
The Twelfth Day of July
2
Joan Lingard
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
3
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
4
Douglas Stuart
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
5
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
6
Mary Ann Shaffer
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
7
Joanne Harris
The Lady and the Unicorn (Belgium)
The Lady and the Unicorn (Belgium)
8
The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)
The Miniaturist
9
Jessie Burton
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
10
Markus Zusak
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
11
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
12
Umberto Eco
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel)
The High Mountains of Portugal
13
Yann Martel
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
14
Mary Shelley
An Equal Music (Vikram Seth)
An Equal Music
15
Vikram Seth
The Zookeeper's Wife (Diane Ackerman)
The Zookeeper's Wife
16
Diane Ackerman
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
17
Louis De Bernieres
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
18
Bram Stoker
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
19
Stieg Larsson
The One Memory of Flora Banks (Emily Barr)
The One Memory of Flora Banks
20
Emily Barr
The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of Sarajevo
21
The Sunrise (Victoria Hislop)
The Sunrise
22
Victoria Hislop
Birds Without Wings (Louis De Bernieres)
Birds Without Wings
23
Louis De Bernieres
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
24
Leo Tolstoy
Deception Point (Dan Brown)
Deception Point
25
Dan Brown
The Saffron Trail (Rosanna Ley)
The Saffron Trail
26
Rosanna Ley
Wolf Dreams
Wolf Dreams
27
Pharoah (Wilbur Smith)
Pharoah
28
Wilbur Smith
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
29
Cloth Girl (MARILYN HEWARD MILLS)
Cloth Girl
30
MARILYN HEWARD MILLS
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
31
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Born Free (Joy Adamson)
Born Free
32
Joy Adamson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
33
Joseph Conrad
The Number 1 Detectives Agency Books (16 Books) (Alexander McCall Smith)
The Number 1 Detectives Agency Books (16 Books)
34
Alexander McCall Smith
The Leopard Hunts in Darkness
The Leopard Hunts in Darkness
35
The Power of One
The Power of One
36
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
37
Leon Uris
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin
38
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Christy Lefteri)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
39
Christy Lefteri
Kingdom of the Film Stars: Journey Into Jordan (Annie Caulfield)
Kingdom of the Film Stars: Journey Into Jordan
40
Annie Caulfield
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