A Fool's Alphabet

A Fool's Alphabet is a 1992 novel by author Sebastian Faulks. The book splits the life of a photographer (the son of an English soldier) into short, alphabetically arranged episodes based on location as follows:
 * Anzio, Italy, 1944
 * Backley, Berkshire, England, 1950
 * Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1980
 * Dorking, Surrey, England, 1963
 * Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1985
 * Fulham, London, England, 1964
 * Ghent, Belgium, 1981
 * Houches, Les, France, 1967
 * Ibiza, Balearic Islands, 1966
 * Jerusalem, Israel, 1982
 * Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1980
 * Lyndonville, Vermont, USA, 1971
 * Mons, Belgium, 1914
 * New York, USA, 1983
 * Oxford, England, 1976
 * Paris, France, 1979
 * Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1974
 * Rome, Italy, 1978
 * Sorrento, Italy, 1958
 * Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, England, 1988
 * Uzès, France, 1987
 * Vladimirci, Yugoslavia, 1986
 * Watsonville, California, USA, 1974
 * Xianyang, China
 * Yarmouth, England, 1991
 * Zanica, Italy, 1970