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Living in Paris among the elite, Ella Lynch meets a handsome stranger and ends up going to his home country, #Paraguay, with him. Never marrying, she is effectively his wife, as they have multiple children together, he secedes his father as president, and the country devolves into war. I quite liked this—the perspective is unique and the extreme violence is balanced by a thread of wry humor.

#ReadingAmericas2023

Final book for #readingtheamericas23!

I borrowed the book from my Mum, which includes Zoo Quests in Indonesia and #guyana too, but #paraguay is also available in a stand-alone book, tagged.

I loved this book, which is David mostly looking for armadillos in 1958.

In fact I‘ve loved this whole challenge - thank you Barbara and Jess for hosting! I cheated a little bit this year, and two books did a lot of the heavy lifting, covering a number ⬇️

So I'm a total lover of historical fiction so for me this was a great read. Romance and conflict (Paraguayan war) I knew very little about and engaging characters really kept me entertained. And may have led to many Google searches for things that I found interesting. #ReadingTheAmericas #bookspin @thearomaofbooks @librarybelle @BarbaraBB

FINALLY finished this #FoodAndLit #Paraguay read!

Should I have bailed? Absolutely 😂 but I was so far through I persevered, especially since there aren‘t many Paraguay books in English.

Anyway it was okay. I learnt a bit, but I struggled with the narrative and never knew what period I was reading about, who that person was, and so on 😂

I‘m making good progress with #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

I see I need to add Menno Moto, which I also read for #Paraguay.

#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 The News from Paraguay #ReadingTheAmericas2023 #FoodAndLit #Paraguay
🎧 You Can‘t Say That
🎧 A Small Place #ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Antigua
📖 No Place Like Home

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📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
📖 #Clarissa
🎧 Oscar & Lucinda #FoodAndLit #Australia

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📚 Continue current reads & start Siddhartha

5/5 ⭐️ Wonderful picture book about a group recycling trash to turn into instruments!
#FoodandLit Paraguay 🇵🇾

My last read of May was simply wonderful! The #ReadAroundTheWorldChallenge country was #Guyana (though there are sections on #Indonesia and #Paraguay) and in the 1950s, Attenborough traveled to the remote parts of the globe to film and collect animals for his BBC program, Zoo Quest. You can hear Attenborough‘s distinctive voice & sheer joy & wonder leap off the page! This provides a window into the past in a fascinating manner! Includes photos!

Sopa paraguaya take 2 was much more successful!

It didn‘t separate, and is like a stodgy bread 🙌🏻

#FoodAndLit #Paraguay

I decided to give this historical fiction set in #Paraguay a listen although it didn‘t have great reviews. Ella is living in France when she becomes involved with Francisco and goes to Paraguay as his mistress. They stay together as he becomes dictator and embroils his country in a devastating war. I never became invested in the characters or events, although I thought there was great potential for a fascinating story.

#FoodAndLit #audiobook