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…
The Affair by Hilary Boyd, novel set in the West Country and across Europe. I was lured to read this novel because the blurb heavily mentioned Lake Como, and who wouldn’t be tempted by a bit of Italian sunshine,...
Toronto is the latest location for us to visit in our Great Books series. Ten Great Books set in Toronto. It is the capital of the province of Ontario, a major Canadian city along Lake Ontario’s northwestern shore. It’s...
Chicago is the latest location for us to visit in our Great Books series. Ten Great Books set in Chicago. The city, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture,...
Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich, novel set in 1960s Rome. Translated by Howard Curtis. “..Rome by her very nature has a particular intoxication...” This is the first time that this cult classic has been printed in...
The Dark by Emma Haughton, thriller set in Antarctica. How about a locked room mystery set in a research station in Antarctica? The sense of setting, cloying, dark and claustrophobic, is excellent, whilst beyond the living and working quarters...
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