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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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Travel to Spain and Chile via a long petal of the sea with Isabel Allende

  • Submitted: 15th April 2021

Allende covers Chile and Spain in this epic novel Travel to Spain and Chile via a long petal of the sea with Isabel Allende - Isabel Allende is a great…

Books set on the Titanic

  • Submitted: 13th April 2021

Titanic reads for the famous ship This week marks another anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There have been numerous books both fact and fiction written about it and…

Thriller set in the world of ballet by Erin Kelly

  • Submitted: 12th April 2021

Swan Lake of the Ballet You wouldn't think that a thriller set in the world of the London Russian ballet would work but it does. Boy does it work. I…

Sunday Brunch – Bookshops reopening

  • Submitted: 11th April 2021

The Big Day #ChooseBookshops Sunday Brunch - Bookshops reopening - In England, bookworms everywhere are excited. Bookshops across the land are opening their doors and people are sitting wondering what…

Book set in the Tyrol Mountains – Sanctuary by Luca D’Andrea

  • Submitted: 8th April 2021

Care to take a Sanctuary in the Italian Mountains Sanctuary by Luca D'Andrea - Marlene Wegener is on the run. She's taken the jewels from her husband and ran into…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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