Blogs in January 2023

Thriller set on YORKE PENINSULA (Southern Australia)

Thriller set on YORKE PENINSULA (Southern Australia) 30th January 2023

The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath, thriller set on YORKE PENINSULA (Southern Australia). The setting is fictional Queen’s Point in Southern Australia and this is a dual timeline thriller, set both in present day (2019) and January 2000. The...

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Thriller set off the A12 in EAST LONDON

Thriller set off the A12 in EAST LONDON 26th January 2023

Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah, thriller set off the A12 in East London. #audiobook: narrated by Tania Rodrigues Salma Khatun moves into a new house on the Blenheim Estate, together with her husband Bilal and son Zain....

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A novel of family set largely on the ISLE OF WIGHT

A novel of family set largely on the ISLE OF WIGHT 25th January 2023

The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore, a novel of family set largely on the Isle of Wight. The novel fluidly slides into the enmeshed dynamics at the heart of this family. The three daughters – Imogen, Rachel and Sasha...

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Novel set in late 19th Century Sudan

Novel set in late 19th Century Sudan 23rd January 2023

River Spirit by Leila Aboulela, novel set in late 19th Century Sudan. I came to this novel with virtually no knowledge of Sudan and certainly knowing very little about the country’s history. There is a very helpful map at...

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Some things I have learnt over a decade of book blogging and social media interaction

Some things I have learnt over a decade of book blogging and social media interaction 20th January 2023

Some things I have learnt over a decade of book blogging and social media interaction. THE BOOK COMMUNITY The community of book bloggers comprises massively supportive people – pals, even – who care about books and want to share...

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