Blogs in April 2014

Book set in New York (“the city at its most vivid”)

Book set in New York (“the city at its most vivid”) 30th April 2014

& Sons by David Gilbert, book set in New York. & Sons is a book that, in TripFiction terms, really brings New York to life. From the upmarket apartments on the Upper East and Upper West side, through the...

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Novel set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (feel the beat of the country) 27th April 2014

Invisibles by Ed Siegle, a novel set in Rio de Janeiro. Joel is a young dentist, now living in Brighton. He lost his father in traumatic circumstances in his younger years, when the family lived in Rio. And this...

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10 Favourite Books set in Venice

10 Favourite Books set in Venice 24th April 2014

These are ten of our favourite books set in Venice – as rated by members of the TripFiction community. Find out more about any of them by clicking on the cover image… And let us know in the Comments Box below whether your...

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Crime novel set in Paris (The power of books) 21st April 2014

Irène by Pierre Lemaitre. Novel set in Paris. Author Pierre Lemaitre is a relative newcomer in the UK to the genre crime thriller set in Europe – excellently translated into English by Frank Wynne. His main character Commandant Camille...

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Memoir set in the USA (Wild – ‘a journey of unpacked feelings’)

Memoir set in the USA (Wild – ‘a journey of unpacked feelings’) 19th April 2014

Wild by Cheryl Strayed: memoir set in the USA (Western States). ‘Never never never give up’. Winston Churchill. A memoir set in the USA. Your mother dies from cancer, which progresses quickly and when she is still young. So what do you do...

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