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1. Hmmm... Japan, the British Isles, Central/Middle America. Or right here, where I am. Like south Germany a lot better now I've got my darlings here.

2. In a book? From what I remember, 'Zuhause' (At home) by Icelandic author Kristof Magnusson had a great description of coming home after a long absence.

3. Tagged. Haven't read it yet, but it's set on partly around the East Frisian Islands, where I holiday often and feel at home somehow...

This is a really hard one to rate because I read it as an ebook, and the publishers of said ebook didn't bother to keep any of the charts/maps that were in the original book and that the author CONSTANTLY referred to (“as you can see from the attached chart...“ No, actually, I CANNOT see from the attached chart because IT IS NO LONGER THERE!), which honestly did make it difficult to follow the story. Huge parts of the plot are dependent on the ⬇

#BookReport looking pretty good this week, actually! I had a few evenings where readings sounded more engaging than RDR2 (lol) so that helped. Really enjoyed Scythe and Illusions of Fate; The Inn at Eagle Point was a solid if unexciting romance; Winter Garden was really good but really sad; Pride was okay but not really my cup of tea. I started the tagged book last night - a Kindle reprint of a 1903 spy thriller, except they did NOT reprint the ⬇

I‘m giving this a pick, but it‘s not a strong one. I don‘t read many of this genre, but I went in expecting much more tension and action. Much of the story is heavy on the technical details of sailing and the specific location (I wanted maps and illustrations as I listened). Overall, I did find it interesting, but it wasn‘t quite what I was expecting.

More thoughts in the comments. ⬇️

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001

#CurrentlyListening to this #audiobook that is considered one of the first spy novels and on the #1001books list during my evening walks. I‘m almost halfway through and I‘d have to say I expected a bit more action by this point. I‘ve also had to look up some maps of this area along the North Sea. #audiowalk

Back from the island and missing the sea... 🌊
Therefore posting the book purchases during our holidays on our favourite German Frisian Island. 😊⛱

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#littlebookstorebythesea

I met one of my oldest friends at the seashore. I think we were 4 or 5 when we first met.

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#JulyJourneys Day 3 #Seashore

Set before World War I, 2 sailors, Davies and Carruthers, are set against the secret forces of Germany. They uncover a plot which threatens personal as well as national security. UK has since developed a naval base at Rosyth. Davies suspects the Germans are doing something sinister in the German Frisian islands. This is said to be the first spy novel and was published in 1903. The information about yachting was a bit too detailed. Recommended

Listened on Scrib Will read again.

A spy novel has to contain deception and #lies surely. Set in the 1890s when upper class men called each other by their surnames e.g. the two lead characters are Carruthers and Davies.
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#SpyNovels
Widely considered one of the first spy novels, "Riddle of the Sands" is in my TBR.