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Books set in location offer great travel reading. TripFiction was created to make it easy to match a location with a book, and thanks to our searchable database you can find a book relevant to any trip. A resource for both actual and armchair travellers.

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Recently Added Books

The Villa Next Door

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Location: Menorca

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Latest Reviews

Lead Review (The Measure of Life)

  • Book: The Measure of Life
  • Location: Rome, Vashon Island
  • Author: Judith Works

"Nicole is married to Martin and they have a couple of children, one from his first marriage. They have relocated to..."

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Lead Review (The Hideaway by Nikki Allen)

  • Book: The Hideaway
  • Location: Osa Peninsula
  • Author: Nikki Allen

"2.75* ‘The perfect destination thriller to lose yourself in this summer’ – Natasha Boydell, author of The Fortune Teller Hannah is..."

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Lead Review (One Summer in Provence)

  • Book: One Summer in Provence
  • Location: French Riviera (Cote d'Azur), Provence
  • Author: Carol Drinkwater

"Meet Celia and Dominic, an older creative couple living on a large estate – Les Roches du Soleil – with vineyards..."

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Lead Review (The Last Letters from the Villa Clara)

  • Book: The Last Letters from Villa Clara
  • Location: London, Tuscany
  • Author: Sarah Steele

"The Last Letters from Villa Clara by Sarah Steele is a wonderfully entertaining read. Not only is it an engrossing mystery,..."

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The Lingering effect of WWII

  • Book: The Safekeep
  • Location: Netherlands
  • Author: Yael van der Wouden

"The author of The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden, won the 2025 Women’s Prize For Fiction and it is well deserved..."

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A Girl in Exile

  • Book: A Girl in Exile
  • Location: Albania
  • Author: Ismail Kadare

"DNF 37%. Too much filler."

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Based on a true story from the 70’s Cold War

  • Book: Andropov’s Cuckoo
  • Location: World
  • Author: Owen Jones

"This is a psychological, character-driven thriller inspired in part by someone I knew personally while in the USSR in the 1970s...."

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A masterclass in romance writing

  • Book: You Are Here
  • Location: Cumbria, Yorkshire
  • Author: David Nicholls

"This book is a master class in how to write a love story, and quite honestly one of the best –..."

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Transported to this wild Irish island

  • Book: The Women at Ocean’s End
  • Location: West Ireland
  • Author: Faith Hogan

"Oh my, what a book. The sheer wildness and beauty of Pin Hill island, the constant movement of the sea and..."

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Loved it!

  • Book: Rory & Chloé: A Dublin Love Story
  • Location: Dublin, London
  • Author: Amelia Doyle

"Rory and Chloe is a brilliant and heartwarming story about finding your special someone. From the very first page, I was..."

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