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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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Magical realism novel set in Durban

  • Submitted: 31st January 2024

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…

Best BookTrail of the Month

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Best BookTrail of the Month Every month, there is always one book that stands out as offering some of the most amazing reading memories and literary travel experiences you can…

Historical fiction set in London

  • Submitted: 30th January 2024

The London Bookshop Affair -Historical fiction set in London A story about a bookshop and the haven it offers a person. A story of hope and secrets set against the…

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder set in Dedham Vale

  • Submitted: 29th January 2024

CL Miller and Dedham Vale I love spending time in English country houses. One full of antiques and stories to tell. Well, the one in this book has LOTS to…

The Painter’s Daughters set in London – Emily Howes

  • Submitted: 26th January 2024

The Painter's Daughters Ever wish you could step into a painting? Well this book makes some of that possible, as it's the story of famous landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough, a…

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Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain

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