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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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Back on the road -2

  • Submitted: 29th April 2012

The second leg of the Road Trip in books: I'm back on the road and riding the literary highway..(sorry) 7. 1984 by George Orwell – A warning of what could and…

Learning Spanish with Gabriel García Márquez

  • Submitted: 12th April 2012

  I like to think that Gabriel García Márquez was my Spanish teacher. He was in many ways and it's from his pen that I saw the words on the…

Spanish with Cuentos de la Alhambra

  • Submitted: 14th March 2012

There is a book which took the language learning experience following the French learning thanks to Phileas Fogg to another level... If like Phileas Fogg, I was going to travel…

Dual timeline set in London and Yorkshire

  • Submitted: 26th June 0250

The Moonlit Maze -  Zoe Marriott That cover is one that really draws you in.... We're off to a mansion house in deepest darkest Yorkshire called Winterbourne The daughter of a…

The Caretakers set in Paris by Amanda Bestor-Siegal

  • Submitted: 25th April 0250

The Caretakers, Paris, Amanda Bestor-Siegal A story about American au-pairs living and working in Paris. Why are they here and from where have they come? Are they all here for…

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