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Book Set in Réunion:
Bourbon Island 1730 by Lewis Trondheim
Island Awakening by Lynne Martin
Island Born of Fire: Volcano Piton de La Fournaise by R.B. Trombley
Dead Sexy: A Novel by Kathy Lette
Monsters and Revolutionaries: Colonial Family Romance and Métissage by Françoise Vergès
Diane wrote: "Here is a great link from a book blogger from Réunion where many of the following books on this list were found. It also has a lot of books from other countries around the world."
Hi Diane
You mention a link but I can't find it. Is it one of my links ( or ) or someone else's?
Interesting to come across "Dead Sexy" - I didn't know it was set in Reunion. I've also just come across "Second Chance Sister" (). There seem to be several romantic fiction novels set in Réunion - perhaps because it's seen as a romantic destination...
Catharine wrote: "Diane wrote: "Here is a great link from a book blogger from Réunion where many of the following books on this list were found. It also has a lot of books from other countries around the world."
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Yes, Catharine, the link was to your blog. (Great blog, love the photos! -Dlmrose)
Catharine wrote: "Diane wrote: "Here is a great link from a book blogger from Réunion where many of the following books on this list were found. It also has a lot of books from other countries around the world."
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Oops, I managed to forget the link. Thanks for catching that! You have a great blog. I hope you don't mind that I used the book information on this thread. Réunion is a tough place to do searches for without finding a lot of false leads about family and class reunions.
Diane wrote: "Réunion is a tough place to do searches for without finding a lot of false leads about family and class reunions."
Tell me about it! It's the bane of my life. I don't know how many other places have names that can be confused with other things. Can you think of any? (I get a lot of hits for Reunion Island Coffee too).
BTW the book Second Chance Sister is the sequel to Second Chance. I think Second Chance mentions Réunion (a main character is from there) but I don't think any of it is set there.
These countries/places are challenging to find in searches, as well:Chad
Georgia
Jersey
Jordan
Here's my review of Dead Sexy, set on Reunion, from the point of view of someone living on the island:
Diane wrote: "These countries/places are challenging to find in searches, as well:Chad
Georgia
Jersey
Jordan"
I suppose Turkey too?
Catharine wrote: "Diane wrote: "These countries/places are challenging to find in searches, as well:Chad
Georgia
Jersey
Jordan"
I suppose Turkey too?"
I forgot about that one! It is especially problematic when looking for children's books.
More books set in Réunion:
Don't Let Go by Michel Bussi
Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Indian Ocean by Lee Haring
I was disappointed by "Don't Let Go", see here: .I'd never heard of the other one - I'll look into it.
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Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid (other topics)Don't Let Go (other topics)
Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Indian Ocean (other topics)
Indiana (other topics)
Second Chance (1) (other topics)
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Michel Bussi (other topics)Lee Haring (other topics)
George Sand (other topics)
Linda Kepner (other topics)
Yohann Maillot (other topics)
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Réunion is located in the Indian Ocean of the east coast of Africa.
Here is a great link from a book blogger from Réunion where many of the following books on this list were found. It also has a lot of books from other countries around the world. Thanks Dlmrose for the link!