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1724 book trails

  • Location: London

The Darling Strumpet

1660s: Neil Gwynn came from nothing to become the mistress of King Charles II.

  • Location: Egypt, Cairo, Minya

The Map of Love

1900s – An epic style of novel that deserves a place on the big screen. Think a more glamourous English Patient!

  • Location: Morocco, Penzance

Crossed Bones/The Tenth Gift

17th Century – A story based on historical fact about a real life pirate raid which took place off the 17th century Cornish coast. The…

  • Location: Cuba

Cuba Libre

1890s: The descriptions of a Cuba in turmoil – multi-ethnic, colonial and brutal are really evocative

  • Location: Essex, Loughton

The Quickening Maze

1840: Based on real events which occurred in Epping Forest in 1840 where the poet John Clare finds himself trapped inside an asylum

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The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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