Novel set in Singapore – How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
A Singapore tale - How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and…
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Book set in Syria and England: The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri
A novel of immigration, set from Aleppo across Europe to England Book set in Syria and England: The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri - "In the midst of war, he…
Travel writing – Underland by Robert Macfarlane
Underground secrets of our hidden planet. Underland digs deep in travel writing. Underland - Robert McFarlane has done something very unique. He's written a travel book about the wonders of…
Five books set in the woods
The scariest woods in fiction #BookTrailLiterarySettings When you're a crime writer, the woods are a place of extreme interest. There's scope to get lost, get trapped, or kidnapped......plus there's plenty…
Novel set in Imperial Japan – The Office of Gardens and Ponds, Didier Decoin
The Office of Gardens and Ponds by Didier Decoin Novel set in Imperial Japan - The Office of Gardens and Ponds, Didier Decoin - The village of Shimae is devastated when…
