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4 popular bahraini books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Bahrain. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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Quixotiq by Ali Al Saeed EN

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Country: Asia / Bahrain flag Bahrain
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Guy Kelton is a young man with a troubled mind. His shattered dream and the relentless mundane life he's been living, alone and broken away from his family, takes an unexpected toll on him, driving him to violent, reckless extremes. He falls deeper and deeper into a bloody abyss; through extremes that would eventually lead him to the most devastating discovery about his existence. Going through his mid-twenties, Patrick Roymint, lost and confused, still struggles to come to terms with the loss of his whole family many years ago. But soon as he decides to change all that and try to rebuild the ... continue
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The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer EN

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Country: Asia / Bahrain flag Bahrain
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"Natalie, a college freshman from a remote small town, is drawn into an all-consuming affair with an older woman"--

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The Pearl Thief by Noor Al Noaimi EN

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Country: Asia / Bahrain flag Bahrain
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This is a lovely little short story about Hassan, a poor Bahraini islander, who finds himself in desperate circumstances. Driven by the need to take care of his aging parents, he embarks on the unthinkable; a pearl diving quest... when he can't even swim! But can Hassan be more than he is? Can he leave his world of poverty and being looked-down upon, to finally be someone in life and provide for his family? Or will he always be a poor man's son, destined to a life of destitution and struggle?

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Yummah by Sarah A. Al Shafei EN

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Country: Asia / Bahrain flag Bahrain
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Khadeeja is a child who is forced into womanhood early. She is compelled to marry a man much older than she through arranged marriage and lives a world of hardships from then on. Her mother dies soon after her wedding, leaving her with a husband she hardly knows and two brothers she knows nothing of. Khadeeja learns to love her husband and win his love in return, but just as she thought her life was a beautiful love story her precious son dies from a scorpion bite. Grief and sadness become her new best friends. Her husband, whom she can't live without, abandons her without warning and she is l... continue


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