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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 the Atlantic Ocean

  • Submitted: 29th May 2023

Hazel Gaynor's Last Lifeboat In the immediate aftermath of a U-boat attack on an evacuee ship, one lifeboat of terrified survivors endures a fierce storm in the North Atlantic Inspired…

Five Books with Hidden Secrets on the Cover

  • Submitted: 26th May 2023

Five Books with Hidden Secrets on the Cover Some bookcovers are very, very clever. The tiniest detail on the cover could really reveal something big within the story itself. What…

Spy thriller set in LONDON and NORFOLK

  • Submitted: 24th May 2023

The Man in the Corduroy Suit This is a spy thriller with a difference. I don't normally like spy thrillers and haven't read that many but this intrigued me. Firstly…

The worldwide story of the Seven Sisters and Pa Salt

  • Submitted: 23rd May 2023

The stunning finale to a wonderful series This has to be one of the most special series of novels ever written. I was lucky enough to meet Lucinda in London…

The Secret Shore set in Cornwall – Liz Fenwick

  • Submitted: 22nd May 2023

The Secret Shore - map-making in wartime. A novel about maps goes straight to the top of my TBR pile. The main character is a mapmaker during WW1  - or…

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The Hong Kong Widow

1953: Mei’s ‘gift’ of speaking to ghosts is one that she has endeavoured to bury

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