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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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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…

Dust of Melita set in Malta – Clare Hawkins

  • Submitted: 9th July 2023

Dust of Melita, Malta A novel that takes readers on a journey through the turbulent history of Malta during World War Two.....  BookTrail Travel to Dust of Melita Boarding Pass…

Seven Skins set in Tasmania, Copenhagen and Faroe Isles

  • Submitted: 7th July 2023

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding   Esther reluctantly travels from Tasmania to Copenhagen, and then to the Faroe Islands in search of the truth about what happened to her…

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Estella’s Fury

1835: Great Expectations meets Killing Eve

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