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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 Cowes, Isle of Wight – Stealing Roses by Heather Cooper

  • Submitted: 22nd May 2019

The story of the railways in Cowes, Isle of Wight Stealing Roses by Heather Cooper - 1862. Growing up in the small seaside town of Cowes on the Isle of…

Five explosive thrillers set around the world

  • Submitted: 21st May 2019

Travel to some of the world's dangerous places via books! Five explosive thrillers set around the world - It's always fun to see where you end up travelling to when…

Book set in Greece – Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop

  • Submitted: 20th May 2019

Hislop's novel of Athens, Greece during the Nazi occupation Those Who Are Loved -  Victoria Hislop – A novel set in the time of the German occupation of Athens and Greece…

Victoria Hislop competition

  • Submitted: 19th May 2019

Competition to win one of three copies of Those Who Are Loved If you're dying to get your hands on the new (and not yet released) novel by Victoria Hislop…

The Peacock Room set in Sammezzano Castle by Merryn Corcoran

  • Submitted: 17th May 2019

A room of peacocks and secrets in Tuscany Set against the stunning backdrop of Sammezzano Castle, past meets present in the glorious Tuscan sun! If ever there was a novel…

Featured Book

The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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