Blogs in September 2014

Fiction set in South Africa (not Britain’s proudest moment…)

Fiction set in South Africa (not Britain’s proudest moment…) 30th September 2014

The Undesirables by Dave Boling – fiction set in South Africa. A remarkable book in many ways. The Undesirables is the story of one facet of the 1900 Second Boer War between the Dutch settlers in South Africa and the...

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Novel set in Cyprus (Famagusta the “Sleeping Beauty”)

Novel set in Cyprus (Famagusta the “Sleeping Beauty”) 28th September 2014

The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop, novel set in Cyprus (1970s Famagusta). Have you ever been to Cyprus? And if so, have you ever given much thought to the cataclysmic events that took place on the island in the Summer of 1974,...

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Novel set in London (Five Words)

Novel set in London (Five Words) 25th September 2014

Capital by John Lanchester, novel set in London. Ever wonder what goes on behind the doors in a street? This book gives you the highs and lows of some residents in Pepys Road, London. A road originally developed for those...

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10 top books set in New York

10 top books set in New York 20th September 2014

These are our current 10 top books set in New York – as rated by members of the TripFiction community. Find out more about any of them by clicking on the title or cover image… And let us know in the Comments...

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Two novels set in South East Asia, 1940s Java and 1950s Malaya

Two novels set in South East Asia, 1940s Java and 1950s Malaya 17th September 2014

These two novels by Isabel Wolff and Dinah Jeffries are both set in South East Asia, in essence the East Indies of the mid 20th Century. Both have great story lines that are set at a pivotal point in...

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