TripFiction

Books set in location – great reading for your travels

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.

TripFiction features many thousands of novels, travelogues and memoirs set in over 2,500 countries, regions, and cities from around the world – so your taste and destination are almost bound to be covered.

When you are planning your travel reading, don’t forget to research your location on TripFiction. You will find advice on the best books to read for wherever you want to go. TripFiction lets you see a location through an author’s eyes.

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A fascinating novella!

Book: Lemon
Location: Seoul
Author: Janet Hong (Translator), Kwon Yeo-sun

"Brilliantly written and highly enjoyable read. The twists and turns allow for a subtle exploration of the many different layers of..."

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Unpacking for Greece Video Review

Book: Unpacking for Greece: Travel in a Land of Fortresses, Fables, Ferries and Feta
Location: Greece
Author: Sally Jane Smith

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Repacking for Greece Video Review

Book: Repacking for Greece
Location: Greece
Author: Sally Jane Smith

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Lead Review (Repacking for Greece)

Book: Repacking for Greece
Location: Greece
Author: Sally Jane Smith

"As legions of travel influencers swarm the globe, packaging destinations into color coordinated IG posts of pristine beaches, luscious food, and..."

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Lead Review (Girl With A Pearl Earring)

Book: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Location: Delft
Author: Tracy Chevalier

"Girl With A Pearl Earring byTracy Chevalier, historical fiction set in 17th Century Delft. This is a re-read from our bookshelves..."

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Lead Review (I’ll Look For You, Everywhere)

Book: I’ll Look for You, Everywhere
Location: Chivasso, North Italy, Savona, Turin (Torino)
Author: Cameron Capello

"3.75* I’ll Look For you, Everywhere by Cameron Capello, coming-of-age novel set in CHIVASSO. #audiobook Magdalen (pronounced maudlin, perhaps pertinent given..."

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Needed more ‘show’ and less ‘tell’

Book: The Wraith’s Return
Location: Martha's Vineyard
Author: Raemi A Ray

"This book had many promising elements: the picturesque setting of Martha’s Vineyard, buried treasure, mysterious murders, a handsome detective, a charming..."

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Brittany historical saga