America (USA)
Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Gutering
The Tea Rose (Trilogy), by Jennifer Donnelly
Tuesdays with Morri, by Mitch Albom
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Open, by Andre Agassi
And if you're travelling to Hollywood - pack a Jackie Collins (or two)!Asia (South & Central)
My Forbidden Face: Growing up under the Taiban - a young woman's story, by Latifa
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Born Under a Million Shadows, by Andrea Busfield
The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid
Solomon's Song, by Bryce Courtenay
Tomorrow when the war began (series), by John Marsden
Trust Me, by Lesley Pearse
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Born Under a Million Shadows, by Andrea Busfield
The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid
Australia
The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCulloughSolomon's Song, by Bryce Courtenay
Tomorrow when the war began (series), by John Marsden
Trust Me, by Lesley Pearse
Austria
Chess: a novel, by Stefan Zweig
Canada
Recipe for Bees, by Gail Anderson-Dargaitz
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, by Peter Hoeg
The Very Thought of You, by Rosie Alison
Wideacre (Trilogy), by Philippa Gregory
Never Look Back, by Lesley Pearse
The Secret Life of Josephine: a novel, by Carolly Erickson
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Denmark
(The Complete) Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, by Lily OwensMiss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, by Peter Hoeg
England
London, by Edward RutherfordThe Very Thought of You, by Rosie Alison
Wideacre (Trilogy), by Philippa Gregory
Never Look Back, by Lesley Pearse
France
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel BarberyThe Secret Life of Josephine: a novel, by Carolly Erickson
Germany
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John BoyneThe Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Greece
The Island, by Victoria Hislop
India
Q&A (also known as Slumdog Millionaire), by Vikas Swarup
A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure, by Sarah MacDonald
Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts
Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri
Italy
The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina FioratoThe Italian Wedding, by Nicky Pellegrino
The Food of Love, by Anthoy Capella
Inspector Montalbano series, byAndrea Camilleri
Death in Venice and other stories, by Thomas Mann
Japan
Silk, by Alessandro Baricco
Morocco
The Caliph's House, by Tahir Shah
The Saffron Gate, by Linda Holeman
The Voices of Marrakech, by Elias Canetti
New Zealand
Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones
The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield, by Katherine Mansfield
I Am Not Esther, by Fleur Beale
Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
Cleo, by Helen Brown
Russia
The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera
The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield, by Katherine Mansfield
I Am Not Esther, by Fleur Beale
Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
Cleo, by Helen Brown
Russia
The Bronze Horseman (Trilogy), by Paullina Simons
The Red Scarf, by Kate Furnivall
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy (if you're going for a really long holiday!)
Spain
The Red Scarf, by Kate Furnivall
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy (if you're going for a really long holiday!)
Scotland
The Outlander Series, by Diana GabaldonSpain
The Return, by Victoria Hislop
Sweden
The Millennium Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), by Stieg Larsson
A Winter Book, by Tove Jansson
Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs, by Linda Olsson
Sweden
The Millennium Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), by Stieg Larsson
A Winter Book, by Tove Jansson
Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs, by Linda Olsson
Turkey
Portrait of a Turkish Family, by Irfan OrgaUK
Notes from a Small Island, by Bill BrysonUkraine
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, by Marina Lewycka