Blogs in January 2025

Novel set in Europe, Manila and Turkey

Novel set in Europe, Manila and Turkey 16th January 2025

Melmoth by Sarah Perry, novel set in Europe (Prague, England, Czechoslovakia), Manila and Turkey. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE OBSERVER FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 When translator Helen Franklin encounters her friend Karel in the cobbled...

Read More 

NORWAY’s hidden WW2 shame: The Bigamy Law

NORWAY’s hidden WW2 shame: The Bigamy Law 15th January 2025

  Norway’s hidden WW2 shame: The Bigamy Law, a change that would have devastating consequences for a small group of women and children. The Bigamy Law is the inspiration for The Silent Resistance by Anna Norman. The Silent Resistance...

Read More 

Talking Location With … Barbara Boyle – PIEDMONT

Talking Location With … Barbara Boyle – PIEDMONT 14th January 2025

TalkingLocationWith ... Barbara Boyle, author of Pinch Me set in Piedmont. House at First Sight Even though we had talked for years about someday living in Europe, the day I fell in love with my home caught me by...

Read More 

Short, niche fiction set in BERLIN

Short, niche fiction set in BERLIN 13th January 2025

Sister Europe by Nell Zink, short, niche fiction set in Berlin. I was so surprised never to have come across Nell Zink’s work. She is a stylish and accomplished writer and in this short work of fiction she introduces...

Read More 

Spine-tingling thriller set in the SWISS ALPS

Spine-tingling thriller set in the SWISS ALPS 9th January 2025

The Ice Retreat by Ruth Kelly, a spine-tingling thriller set in the SWISS ALPS. The Ice Retreat by Ruth Kelly is a compelling psychological thriller that immerses readers in a chilling narrative set against the remote and icy backdrop...

Read More