Novel set in Australia – The Silence by Susan Allott
Bookreview of The Silence The Silence by Susan Allott - It looks at the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families in the early 1900s and the consequences. This…
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Sweden’s August Prize for Literature
Swedish literary prize - August Prize 2020 There hasn't been much good news this year - but there was good news for Swedish literature today when the prestigious August Prize…
Story set in Syria – The Stray Cats of Homs Eva Nour
The Stray Cats and a city in ruins in Syria Story set in Syria - The Stray Cats of Homs Eva Nour - This is such a remarkable story in…
Magical novel set in Japan – The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley Magical novel set in Japan - The Lost Future of Pepperharrow - A novel which contains many things you might not expect…
Novel of The Hebrides -The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford
Bookreview of The Lost Lights of St Kilda Novel of The Hebrides -The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford The Lost Lights of St Kilda is a fasciating…
