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…

Romcom set in Scotland

Romcom set in Scotland 14th October 2021

The Guesthouse at Lobster Bay by Annie Robertson, romcom set in Scotland. The novel opens with a traumatic bang that prompts Emma to re-evaluate her life and, yes, she chooses a new path, away from London and her all-consuming...

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Talking Location With … Georgie Hall – Stratford Upon Avon

Talking Location With … Georgie Hall – Stratford Upon Avon 13th October 2021

#TalkingLocationWith….Georgie Hall, author of Woman of a Certain Rage Stratford upon Avon, inextricably linked with William Shakespeare, is a gift of a setting for a writer, whether reimagining the Bard’s family life, plotting dastardly murders in its half-timbered alleys,...

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Mystery novel set in NEW YORK and CAPE COD

Mystery novel set in NEW YORK and CAPE COD 12th October 2021

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner, mystery novel set in New York and Cape Cod. Daphne Berg used to be friends with glamorous and wealthy Drue Cavanagh at college but frankly, Drue was a bully and found her entertainment by...

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Ten Great Books set in KYŌTO

Ten Great Books set in KYŌTO 11th October 2021

Kyōto is the latest location for our ‘Ten Great Books Set In…’ series. Ten great books set in Kyōto. Kyōto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It’s famous for its numerous classical Buddhist...

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Novel set mainly in Queensland

Novel set mainly in Queensland 11th October 2021

Under the Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft, novel set mainly in Queensland. It is England in 1941, and Rose Hamilton is on the train to London to join her beloved uncle and brother for afternoon tea at the swish...

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