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Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #TalkingLocationWith … pieces, and our views on matters of general literary interest. Search by either Location or by the Keywords you would like to come up in the results…

Novel set in 1960s USA and LONDON

Novel set in 1960s USA and LONDON 13th December 2024

Scandalous Women by Gill Paul, novel set in 1960s USA and London. Welcome to the world of 1960s publishing. The author chooses two trailblazing authors and in the Acknowledgements, she expresses her eternal gratitude to the two women “…for...

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WW2 Historical Fiction at its very best – SPAIN and GERMANY

WW2 Historical Fiction at its very best – SPAIN and GERMANY 12th December 2024

Dead Ground by Graham Hurley – WW2 historical fiction at it very best. Dead Ground is the 9th book in Graham Hurley’s acclaimed The Spoils of War historical fiction series set around WW2. As ever it is a masterpiece...

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A novel of George Orwell in 1920s BURMA

A novel of George Orwell in 1920s BURMA 11th December 2024

Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux, a novel of George Orwell in 1920s Burma. The novel opens on a ship carrying 19 year old Eric Blair to his posting with the Indian Imperial Police Force (stationed in Burma). He is...

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Novel set on Jeju and in Seoul

Novel set on Jeju and in Seoul 10th December 2024

We Do Not Part by Han Kang, novel set on Jeju and in Seoul. Translated by E Yaewn and Paige Aniyah Morris The author wrote The Vegetarian, which was the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker...

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Novel set in ITALY (1950s glamour and WW2 legacy)

Novel set in ITALY (1950s glamour and WW2 legacy) 9th December 2024

Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner, novel set in ITALY (and London) 1950s glamour mixed with the harrowing legacy of WW2 Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner starts in London’s West End but quickly moves...

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