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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,...
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. ...
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...
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...
Kokoschka’s Doll by Afonso Cruz, novel set mainly in Dresden and in Paris. Translated by Angel Gurria-Quitana and Rahul Bery. Narrated with elegance and impeccably translated from the Portuguese, Koshoshka’s Doll is a work of fine literary fiction. Immediate...
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