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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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Eternal set in Rome – Lisa Scottoline

  • Submitted: 13th July 2023

Eternal Rome The blurb of this book got me from the moment I read it - Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grew up as the best of friends, despite their differences…

In Such Tremendous Heat in Singapore – Kehinde Fadipe

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The Sun Sets in Singapore This novel has two titles so that makes me interested already. The UK title 'In Such Tremendous Heat' is my favourite as I think it…

73 Dove Street set in 1950s London

  • Submitted: 12th July 2023

73 Dove Street - 1950s London When Edie Budd arrives at a shabby West London boarding house in October 1958, carrying nothing except a broken suitcase and an envelope full…

Histfic set in Venice-Charlotte Betts

  • Submitted: 11th July 2023

Histfic set in Venice Charlotte Betts If you are on the look out for a very immersive and fascinating read that you can literarlly sink into - Charlotte Betts is…

The Revels set nr Pendle Hill – Stacey Thomas

  • Submitted: 10th July 2023

The Revels The stage is set and the witch-hunt is about to begin… A playright, Nicholas Pearce,  is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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