Point Zero set in Japan – Seicho Matsumoto
Point Zero - Seicho Matsumoto I love translated fiction and I love Japanese writers. There is so much good stuff coming out of Japan and from Bitter Lemon Press in…
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Lovers and Liars Saga set in Portofino
The Hotel Portofino Lovers and Liars - JP O'Connell It's rainy here in England, so I fancied a holiday in a nice hotel in Italy. Portofino? Well, why not? There's…
Historical fiction set at Loch Leven
The Tower - Flora Carr Do you want to read a book you will never forget? Historical fiction with a very special insight into a real historical figure? Set in…
Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge in the Arctic – Lizzie Pook
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge A young woman in Victorian London who will stop at nothing to avenge her sister after her suspicious death aboard an Arctic exploration ship. Victorian London…
Magical realism novel set in Durban
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years -Magical realism novel set in Durban This is a novel to savour. Just look at the blurb: Rebecca meets The House of Spirits in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric…
