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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 Italy- Dreaming of Tuscany, T A Williams

  • Submitted: 9th February 2019

Dreams of Tuscany, romance with T A Williams TA Williams is an author who loves his locations and uses them with excellent results. He writes but paints with his words…

Historical fiction set on Pendle Hill – The Familiars, Stacey Hall

  • Submitted: 8th February 2019

A story of witch trials, the Pendle Hill legends and more This is a literary treat of fact and fiction mixed (probably in a cauldron) to create plenty of toil…

A novel of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe – Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

  • Submitted: 7th February 2019

An epic historical tale of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia "A child of the Gurkahundi massacre, uses any means necessary to obtain the family denied to him by the brutality of the regime...." This…

Book set in London/Mumbai – Bollywood Wives by Alex Kahn

  • Submitted: 6th February 2019

From Mumbai to London, those Bollywood wives love a scandal! Cue the Bollywood music and let's dance. This novel is so firmly immersed in the Bollywood culture, I could hear…

Eight books set in China

  • Submitted: 5th February 2019

8 novels set in China - The Far East Today it's all about China. Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year and it's the Year of the Pig.…

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An Enigma by the Sea

2025: A couple vanishes from a locked villa….

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