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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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Book set in a Crumbling Mansion

  • Submitted: 9th January 2026

Book set in a Crumbling Mansion Now this is atmospheric reading. Destination: Wiltshire 1922 Vee Morgan accepts the job of gardener at a crumbling stately home. Harfold Manor however is…

Books about Neighbours

  • Submitted: 7th January 2026

Books about Neighbours The people you live close to - do you really know them? Some in the books below you would really quite like to have by you....or would…

Mr Saito’s Travelling Cinema – set on Puffin Island

  • Submitted: 5th January 2026

Mr Saito's Travelling Cinema - set on Puffin Island Boarding now.... ....for an adventure taking you from Buenos Aires to a small remote island far off the coast off Canada.…

Dutch Book haul

  • Submitted: 4th January 2026

Dutch Book haul Teaching myself Dutch via novels perhaps sounds odd to most people. However, it worked for Swedish so here goes! I have a strange brain that creates patterns…

Spanish Bookhaul

  • Submitted: 3rd January 2026

Spanish Bookhaul Second and main stop on the BookTrail mega tour was Madrid. The book that brought me here? Mr Saito's Travelling Cinema that was originally out in Danish. So…

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One London Day

2025: One city, one day, and a battle of wills reaches boiling point

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