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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 saga of family life in China and America

A saga of family life in China and America 17th March 2022

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, a saga of family life in China and America. “To have an orchard is to honour the generations that came before and will come after” Peach Blossom Spring is a family saga that...

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Novel set mainly in London

Novel set mainly in London 16th March 2022

Edgware Road by Yasmin Cordery Khan, novel set mainly in London. Much of the novel is set around Edgware Road, top of Park Lane and going West. There is also a trip to Karachi and some of the novel...

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Ten Great Books set in apartment blocks

Ten Great Books set in apartment blocks 15th March 2022

Just recently I have read two novels that essentially take place in a block of flats, an apartment block. A building full of apartments makes for a wonderful setting because you have people who have to interact in close...

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Picaresque novel set in BUCHAREST

Picaresque novel set in BUCHAREST 14th March 2022

The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti, picaresque novel set in Bucharest. Translated by James Christian Brown. The novel opens in the year 1798, when the city and environs were buzzing with a melting pot of people and...

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GIVEAWAY – 3 top titles set in VENICE

GIVEAWAY – 3 top titles set in VENICE 13th March 2022

GIVEAWAY – 3 top titles set in VENICE It’s all about VENICE, 3 beautiful titles to transport you. Will you be taking a trip to the Lagoon City in the foreseeable future? You need these books to really get...

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