Blog Archive

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…

High octane thriller set in Washington DC and Honduras

High octane thriller set in Washington DC and Honduras 6th January 2022

Betrayal by David Gilman, high octane thriller set in Washington DC and Honduras.   Dan Raglan is a Brit. He is also an ex Foreign Legionnaire. Nowadays he is well connected to the security services on both sides of...

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Ten Great Books set in CHINA

Ten Great Books set in CHINA 5th January 2022

China is the latest location for us to visit if our ‘Ten Great Books set in…’ series. Ten great books set in China. China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world’s...

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Great historical fiction set in Barcelona

Great historical fiction set in Barcelona 5th January 2022

City of Wonders by Eduardo Mendoza, great historical fiction set in Barcelona. Translated by Nick Caistor. City of Wonders is a quite excellent read. It covers the period 1888 to 1929, and is very firmly sets in Barcelona at...

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Family saga set in MALIBU

Family saga set in MALIBU 4th January 2022

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, family saga set in Malibu. Set across three decades – to wit the 1960s/70s/80s – this novel examines the dynamics within the Riva family. It is a story of rags to riches and...

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Coming of age tale set mostly in TAMIL NADU (Guest Review by Isobel Blackthorn)

Coming of age tale set mostly in TAMIL NADU (Guest Review by Isobel Blackthorn) 3rd January 2022

Blue Skinned Gods by S J Sindu, a coming of age tale set mostly in Tamil Nadu, India. Guest Review by Isobel Blackthorn. Here is a story that brims with imagination and vibrancy. As protagonist Kalki’s tenth birthday approaches, he’s...

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