Historical novel set in Silk House school
Kayte Nunn brings the historical secrets of Silk House to life Some novels just ooze atmosphere and that's what this novel brought for me. Setting is key here as it's…
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American Dirt set across Mexico by Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt takes the reader across Mexico You can't deny this book has had some publicity. The author who is white has been accused of many things such as writing…
The Lamplighters set in Cornwall by Emma Stonex
Locked room mystery set in a lighthouse A fascinating read set in a lighthouse in the rough seas around Cornwall. It's actually inspired by the true life mystery of three…
The magic of a locked room mystery
#BookTrailLiterarySettings There are many books on TheBookTrail that take you far and wide, whether you can travel in the real world or not. Literary travel is, after all, the only…
Novel set in Uganda – Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
Ugandan intrigue on Kololo Hill This novel is set during Idi Amin's Ugandan Asian expulsion of 1972. That's quite the setting. quite the premise. Given the importance and nod to…
