Blogs in November 2022

A coming of age novel set in NORFOLK

A coming of age novel set in NORFOLK 28th November 2022

The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom, a coming of age novel set in NORFOLK. When young and troubled Joe Gunner returns to the family home after a two-year absence, he’s flooded with misgivings and impressions he struggles to make...

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A feel-good crime novel set in ICELAND

A feel-good crime novel set in ICELAND 25th November 2022

Red As Blood by Lilja Sigur∂ardottir, a feel-good crime novel set in Iceland Translator: Quentin Bates Red As Blood by Lilja Sigur∂ardottir is the second in the Áróra Investigation series, set in Iceland. This is a book for those...

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Crime thriller set in WILTSHIRE

Crime thriller set in WILTSHIRE 24th November 2022

The Girls Who Disappeared by Clare Douglas, crime thriller set in Wiltshire. The author has crafted a potent opening. It is the middle of the night. A man is standing in the middle of The Devil’s Corridor, a road...

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Picaresque globe trotting novel set in the early 19th Century

Picaresque globe trotting novel set in the early 19th Century 23rd November 2022

The Romantic by William Boyd. Picaresque globe trotting novel set in the early 19th Century. There is such a long tradition of heroic adventurers, off on their travels. Early on there was Don Quixote and there are innumerable books...

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Novel set in the Summer of 1950, CAPE COD

Novel set in the Summer of 1950, CAPE COD 21st November 2022

The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey, novel set in the Summer of 1950, Cape Cod. #fromourbookshelves The novel opens with young Michael, a German orphan travelling on a train to Cape Cod, in order to spend the Summer...

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