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Rose and Renzo by Carolyn O’Brien, historical novel set in 1930s Ancoats, Manchester. Rose and Ivy have moved into the Italian area of Manchester, a fairly run-down community. Their father, a vicar in Cheshire, recently died and they are...
Bitter Honey by Lola Akinmade, novel set in Gambia and Sweden. A lifetime of secrets played out across two continents Lola Akinmade’s Bitter Honey moves from the warmth of Gambia to wintry Sweden as Nancy is offered a scholarship...
Lancashire: Exploring the historic county that made the modern world by Chris Moss. Lancashire came into being during the reign of the Plantagenets and has “given birth to cuisine, newspapers and magazines, regiments and dialects”. The author himself was...
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah, novel set in Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar. Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 – Fiction With A Sense Of Place The story is set between Zanzibar and Dar in the 1990s,...
Dora’s Dream by Annie Murray, historical novel set in mid 19th Century BIRMINGHAM. Dora is rescued from the Work House and ends up working as a maid in the Gordon household. It is certainly a change from the life...
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