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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 Brazil – An Endless River by Rose Alexander

  • Submitted: 5th July 2024

An Endless River in Brazil-Rose Alexander This novel takes you into the heart of the rubber trade in Brazil. Not somewhere you might often go in fiction. A woman goes…

Summer Covers on Books

  • Submitted: 4th July 2024

Summer Books Beach reads or books set on the beach? Books with that summer feel on the cover and inside can really lift your mood. Even when it's raining, you…

Betrayal of Thomas True set in Georgian London

  • Submitted: 1st July 2024

Thomas True and A J West There are few books that take control of every one of your senses and draw you into their world so you forget your own…

The Orange House set in Mallorca

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The Orange House by Isabelle Broom The Orange House set in Mallorca is another deliciously moving tale from the pen of Isabelle Broom. The destination here is stunning! Map of…

A Woman of Opinion – set in London, Turkey and Italy

  • Submitted: 30th June 2024

A Woman of Opinion - Sean Lusk An illuminating and beautiful novel which gives a voice to the tragically unremembered yet extraordinary life of pioneering poet and feminist, Mary Wortley…

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