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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…

A darkly humorous novel set in EDINBURGH

A darkly humorous novel set in EDINBURGH 17th October 2024

Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald – a darkly humorous novel set in Edinburgh. The publicity blurb describes Halfway House as a thriller. It isn’t… The characters are just too outrageous and unbelievable to make it so. Plus there are...

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On the road with Julia Child: SOUTH ASIA

On the road with Julia Child: SOUTH ASIA 16th October 2024

ON THE ROAD WITH JULIA CHILD Diana R. Chambers, author of The Secret War of Julia Child sets off on her travels… I’ve always been a traveler. My first explorations were in the library, and on my world globe....

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Mystery set in LAS VEGAS

Mystery set in LAS VEGAS 15th October 2024

The Case of the Singer and the Showgirl by Lisa Hall, mystery set in LAS VEGAS. The Case of the Singer and the Showgirl is the second book by Lisa Hall to feature Lily Jones. Lily is a 25-year-old...

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Dual timeline novel set in RAVENSBRÜCK / MAJDANEK and NEW YORK

Dual timeline novel set in RAVENSBRÜCK / MAJDANEK and NEW YORK 14th October 2024

The Mare by Angharad Hampshire, novel set in Ravensbrück / Majdanek and New York. This novel is the fictionalised account of the life of Hermine Braunsteiner. who served as a prison guard – an Aufseherin – in two concentration...

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GIVEAWAY: 2 copies of ‘My Rude Awakening’ + HAMPER

GIVEAWAY: 2 copies of ‘My Rude Awakening’ + HAMPER 13th October 2024

GIVEAWAY – 2 copies of ‘My Rude Awakening’ by Edward Charles Featherstone + HAMPER UK ONLY / OVER 18 ONLY It’s a wild coming-of-age memoir which comes to life in the Berkshire countryside where Edward and his family have...

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