Blogs in August 2024

Ten Novels of the Forgotten Women of History

Ten Novels of the Forgotten Women of History 9th August 2024

Ten novels of the forgotten women of history. There have been many women in history who have contributed on so many levels, through art, science and general application and who have suffered injustices, and been consigned to history with...

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Complex 20th Century spy thriller set in ICELAND

Complex 20th Century spy thriller set in ICELAND 9th August 2024

Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain by Joachim B. Schmidt, complex 20th Century spy thriller set in ICELAND (Raufarhöfn). Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain, by Joachim B. Schmidt, is an evocative story that seamlessly blends mystery, personal growth and the...

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Historical novel set in 1630s ROME

Historical novel set in 1630s ROME 8th August 2024

Costanza by Rachel Blackmore, historical novel set in 1630s ROME. The novel is based on the real story of Costanza Piccolomini who became Lorenzo Bernini’s lover for a period of time in the 1630s. The author was struck by...

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Novel set mainly in DUBROVNIK

Novel set mainly in DUBROVNIK 6th August 2024

The Collaborator’s Daughter by Eva Glyn, novel set mainly in Dubrovnik. Sussex, 2010. Early in the novel we meet Fran, who has just buried her Daddy. She has recently hit retirement and is part of a larger family but...

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Novel of the overland trail from London to India, final destination Kathmandu

Novel of the overland trail from London to India, final destination Kathmandu 5th August 2024

Overland by Yasmin Cordery Khan, novel of an overland trail from London to India, final destination Kathmandu. It is always such a pleasure to come across a novel, one that has been flagged for us because of the strength...

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