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…

Talking Location With author Fiona Mountain – The Peak District

Talking Location With author Fiona Mountain – The Peak District 27th August 2021

#TalkingLocationWith… Fiona Mountain, author of The Keeper of Songs – Derbyshire Peak District Writing The Keeper of Songs felt like going home. I grew up in Sheffield, on the edges of the Peak District, one of Britain’s most visited national parks, and...

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Novel set in 1890s Malaya and present day Hampshire

Novel set in 1890s Malaya and present day Hampshire 26th August 2021

The Parasol Flower by Karen Quevillon, novel set in 1890s Malaya and present day Hampshire. The Parasol Flower is a debut novel by Canadian Karen Quevillon, and it is a cracker. Set partly in the royal town of Kuala Kangsa,...

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Novel set in BELFAST

Novel set in BELFAST 25th August 2021

Mother Mother by Annie MacManus, novel set in Belfast. When a debut novelist is well known in another field, sometimes their literary efforts disappoint and prompt you to think that they got a book deal because of their fame. ...

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Thriller set in FLORIDA and SOUTH LONDON

Thriller set in FLORIDA and SOUTH LONDON 24th August 2021

Stolen by Tess Stimson, thriller set in Florida and South London. This as another audiobook discovery for those coming-out-of-lockdown walks, and I have to say I was gripped by the storyline. As the novel opens Alex Martini is flying...

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Five Great Books set in AFGHANISTAN

Five Great Books set in AFGHANISTAN 23rd August 2021

Five Great Books set in Afghanistan. Sadly, this country is once again in the news, but how much do we really know about the country? In the words of Khalde Hosseini:  Too often, stories about Afghanistan center around the...

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