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Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, poignant novel set in Tokyo. Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot A magical mystery novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi set in a basement cafe named the Funiculi Funicula which of course is the title...
So Shall you Reap by Donna Leon, mystery set in Venice. My goodness, this is already no. 32 in Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti series. The first novel she published was in 1992, a span of around thirty years, averaging...
Amazon reviews can be a hoot! One day, not long ago I was browsing through the book section of Amazon, as one does, and I came across a couple of quirky, funny not so much, reviews. I then wondered...
My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal, coming of age novel set in England. This novel is convincingly set against the backdrop of 1981, when Curly Wurlys were a thing, BMX bikes were the must-have item for youngsters,...
A Mother’s Christmas Wish by Glenda Young. novel set in 1920s Ryhope, Sunderland. Young Emma has been caught in flagrante at her home village in Ireland, with a man of the cloth, no less! Of course there are consequences...
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