Blogs in December 2023

Talking Location With Helen Whitten – MOSCOW

Talking Location With Helen Whitten – MOSCOW 12th December 2023

#TalkingLocationWith…. Helen Whitten, author of No Lemons in Moscow  – MOSCOW It was autumn 1990, the Gorbachev era in Russia, when we landed in Moscow for the first day of a literary tour of Russian authors’ houses. The airport was...

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Novel set in pre-war London and Guernsey

Novel set in pre-war London and Guernsey 11th December 2023

The Guernsey Girls by Mary Wood, novel set in pre-war London and Guernsey. This novel is set in the 1930s, in the run up to WW2 and opens in Cornwall, where Olivia is staying with her Aunt Rosina in...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Witch’s Daughter – PETROGRAD

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Witch’s Daughter – PETROGRAD 10th December 2023

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Witch’s Daughter by Imogen Edwards-Jones, set in early 20th Century PETROGRAD. A city in flames. A revolution raging. A woman on the run. Nadezhda has never wanted to be a witch. But the occult...

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Ten Great Books with TENNIS at their heart

Ten Great Books with TENNIS at their heart 8th December 2023

If you love tennis but can’t get out to play, or watch your favourite players in action, then the next best thing is to read a book with tennis at its heart. Here we bring together our top finds,...

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A treasure of Irish literary fiction set in DONEGAL

A treasure of Irish literary fiction set in DONEGAL 8th December 2023

The Coast Road by Alan Murrin, a treasure of Irish literary fiction set in DONEGAL   Power, conflict and exquisite dialogue: this is a treasure of Irish literary fiction. I’ll admit I chose this book for its cover. The...

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