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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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The Book of Beginnings set in London – Sally Page

  • Submitted: 25th September 2023

The Book of Beginnings - London Jo Sorsby knows she is hiding from her past when she steps in to look after her uncle’s stationery shop. She watches her customers…

Novel set in Calabria – The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • Submitted: 22nd September 2023

Author Juliet Grames and her Italian story A novel which explores the life of a woman living in the rural Italian countryside who dares to want more than the expected…

The Foreign Girls – crime fiction set in Argentina – Sergio Olguin

  • Submitted: 21st September 2023

The Foreign Girls - Sergio Olguin IF you haven't read any books by this top Argentinian author then get him on your radar right now. This is one topical and…

The Tumbling Girl set in LONDON – Bridget Walsh

  • Submitted: 20th September 2023

The Tumbling Girl set in LONDON - Bridget Walsh IF you are looking for a novel with sass and sexiness with murder and mayhem thrown in then THIS is your…

Five Books set in Small Spaces

  • Submitted: 19th September 2023

Five Books set in small spaces I love getting stuck in a book but what if you got really stuck in some of the places where these books are set?…

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Never Tear Us Apart

1942, 2025: Fate has brought them together. Will time tear them apart?

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