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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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Novel set in India and Venice – Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

  • Submitted: 9th June 2019

In search of Gun Island with Amitav Ghosh Novel set in India and Venice - Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh - Gun Island evokes a world on the brink, a…

Bookreview – One Last Greek Summer by Mandy Baggot

  • Submitted: 7th June 2019

Book set in Greece for One Last Greek Summer.... There's always a cry of joy here at The BookTrail when Mandy Baggot writes a new novel as it's not just…

Novel set in Cornwall – The Path to the Sea – Liz Fenwick

  • Submitted: 6th June 2019

 The Path to the Sea - A Cornwall saga The Path to the Sea - Liz Fenwick - A spellbinding novel which transports the reader to Liz Fenwick's Cornwall and…

Love story set in England – The Glittering Hour- Iona Grey

  • Submitted: 5th June 2019

The Glittering Hour set in Wiltshire and London Sometimes there comes a novel that moves you so much that you have to write your review just to get your emotions…

Books set in wartime

  • Submitted: 4th June 2019

In the week when the UK and the USA are marking the anniversary of D Day, it's a good time to discover some books which capture the human strength and…

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