Blogs in September 2013

Novel set on the Isle of Wight (it’s hot, hot, hot!) 29th September 2013

Summer of ’76 by Isabel Ashdown, novel set on the Isle of Wight. “The distant whisper of the sea is always there, a transparent layer that lies beneath all other sounds, as it rolls over the beaches that surround...

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Novel set in the Peak District, England

Novel set in the Peak District, England 25th September 2013

The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell, novel set in the Peak District. A well written novel with an engrossing storyline worthy of a Shakespearean drama, and with twists and turns that sustain the book to the end. Four friends...

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Novel set in Russia (A heady noseful of Moscow)

Novel set in Russia (A heady noseful of Moscow) 19th September 2013

Snowdrops by A D Miller, novel set in Russia (Moscow). “A heady noseful of Moscow, an intoxicating perfume that will whirl you off your feet” Spectator Welcome to Moscow. The city of duplicitous speculators, thieving chancers, corrupt villains, well-endowed...

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Book set in France (Illicit goings-on on the Ile de Ré) 11th September 2013

The Disappearance of Emily Marr by Louise Candlish, book set in France (on the Ile de Ré). When we discovered that The Disappearance of Emily Marr by Louise Candlish was part-set on the Ile de Ré, we clearly had...

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Thriller set in Russia (“Confiscation and Requisition” in Revolutionary RUSSIA) plus author Q and A

Thriller set in Russia (“Confiscation and Requisition” in Revolutionary RUSSIA) plus author Q and A 5th September 2013

Red Winter by Dan Smith, thriller set in Russia. 1920, central Russia. It is bleak, cold, dark, it is densely forested and there is a murderer roaming freely, executing locals and branding them with a red star. It is...

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