Globe Spotlights – The Woman in Black
Classic Corner There is a shelf on the Trolley of Temptation that hosts those books that I have read but which I keep reading every so often. Usually when I…
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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts
Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together
BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on
Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?
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Map Monday – Gatsby Jane Crowther
Map Monday – Gatsby The map in this book moves between the great classic of the Golden Jazz Age and the modern day retelling here. "Everyone knows Gatsby. New money.…
Dark Academia set in St Andrews
When We Were Killers - C F Barrington Went back to university today. Back to halls and read this book imagining it all. Well, THAT was a visit to a…
Dutch classic set in Amsterdam – Gerard Reve
The Evenings Gerard Reve A classic read of Dutch literature they told me. Everyone reads this in the days leading up to New Year in the Netherlands as it's set…
Map Monday – The Eights
Map Monday - The Eights The map in this book is more historical and philosophical than geographical in many ways. It's a story about a group of women who were…
