Blogs in July 2022

Thriller set in Bangkok

Thriller set in Bangkok 28th July 2022

The Nineteen by Jake Needham, thriller set in Bangkok.   “Thailand is a culture of equivocation and ambivalence..” In the year 2000, some of Osama bin Laden’s henchman gathered in Malaysia to plot the 9/11 massacre. Some returned to...

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Talking Location With.. Nicole Kennedy – PARIS

Talking Location With.. Nicole Kennedy – PARIS 27th July 2022

#TalkingLocationWith …. Nicole Kennedy, author of After Paris, set in PARIS It’s fair to say that I’m a fully-fledged Francophile. I love the language (although I’m not very good at speaking it), the food (which I am very good...

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Novel set on the West Coast USA

Novel set on the West Coast USA 26th July 2022

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka, novel set on the West Coast USA. An easy to read and short novel that packs a punch. The first section is devoted to an amorphous group of people who swim regularly in a...

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From Russia through Central Asia with two very different  books

From Russia through Central Asia with two very different books 25th July 2022

From Russia through Central Asia with two very different books. I don’t know about you, but my knowledge of the Russian influence on Central Asia, to wit “Sovietstan”, a union of countries under the iron grip of Russia (which...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of An Escape to Provence – PROVENCE

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of An Escape to Provence – PROVENCE 24th July 2022

We are delighted to be able a chance to escape to PROVENCE! Up for grabs: 3 copies of An Escape to Provence by Sophie Claire, a perfect Summer romance escape UK only Where there’s a will, can love find...

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