Blogs in May 2023

Memoir of female solo travel around the world

Memoir of female solo travel around the world 1st May 2023

A Trip of One’s Own: Hope, Heartbreak and Why Travelling Solo Could Change Your Life by Kate Wills, a memoir of female solo travel around the world. ‘A study from Cornell University found that money spent on experiences brings...

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Talking Location With …  author Safinah Danish Elahi – PAKISTAN

Talking Location With … author Safinah Danish Elahi – PAKISTAN 29th April 2023

#TalkingLocationWith … Safinah Danish Elahi, author of The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon – PAKISTAN (and PERU) I recently spoke on a panel on writing the not-self at the University of Iowa’s International Writer’s Program Fall Residency about...

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Mystery set in 1905 Mayfair, LONDON

Mystery set in 1905 Mayfair, LONDON 28th April 2023

The House Keepers by Alex Hay, mystery set in 1905 Mayfair, London. In the Author’s Note, Alex Hay sets his story in context. The early 20th Century was a time to gorge on a great dollop of luxury before...

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Psychological thriller set around MAZE HILL and Southern England

Psychological thriller set around MAZE HILL and Southern England 27th April 2023

No Place to Hide by JS Monroe, psychological thriller set around Maze Hill and Southern England (including Cambridge and Cornwall). It is useful to be familiar with the term scopophobia – a persistent fear of being watched or stared...

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Historical fiction set in 1660s EYAM in Derbyshire

Historical fiction set in 1660s EYAM in Derbyshire 26th April 2023

The Hemlock Cure by Joanne Burn, historical fiction set in 1660s Eyam in Derbyshire.   By reading this novel, I have learned something new. The people of Eyam were threatened by the onslaught of the Black Death, which was...

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