Blogs in October 2022

Novel set mainly in 1950s HERTFORDSHIRE

Novel set mainly in 1950s HERTFORDSHIRE 26th October 2022

An Ocean Apart by Sarah Lee, novel set mainly in 1950s Hertfordshire. We meet sisters Connie and Ruby on the Sorrento, a ship transporting them from Barbados to England, where they are contracted to train as nurses at St...

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Psychological drama set in DORSET

Psychological drama set in DORSET 25th October 2022

The Family Retreat by Bev Thomas, psychological drama set in Dorset. I was drawn to this novel when I saw an article by Dr Josephine Perry, who reviewed it for the British Psychological Society and she describes it as...

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Short novel set in BOSNIA

Short novel set in BOSNIA 24th October 2022

Body Kintsugi by Senka Marić, short novel set in BOSNIA. TR: Celia Hawksworth. Sometimes it is nice to sit down and finish a short novel in just a couple of hours. Peirene Press specialise in short reads by non-english...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of On The First Day Of Christmas – IRELAND

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of On The First Day Of Christmas – IRELAND 23rd October 2022

We are delighted to offer 3 copies of On The First Day of Christmas by Faith Hogan, set in IRELAND Some of you might want to start getting in the mood for Christmas and there is no better way than...

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Talking Location With author Jim Gibson – Nottinghamshire ex coalfields

Talking Location With author Jim Gibson – Nottinghamshire ex coalfields 22nd October 2022

#TalkingLocationWith…. Jim Gibson, author of The Bygones: Stories and sounds from the Nottinghamshire ex-coalfields The Bygones is inspired and, to a certain degree, set in a particular area of Nottinghamshire called the Hidden Valleys. It’s an area that not many...

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