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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 Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters – CORNWALL

Talking Location With Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters – CORNWALL 26th March 2021

#TalkingLocationWith ... Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters set in CORNWALL From the moment I decided to write a book about lighthouses, I knew I would set it in Cornwall. Home to the most magnificent tower lights – the...

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Mystery set around a lighthouse off the coast of CORNWALL

Mystery set around a lighthouse off the coast of CORNWALL 26th March 2021

The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex, a mystery set around a lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall.   This is a debut and a very fine one it is too! The novel has been inspired by the story from Scotland...

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An unsettling story of privilege, secrets and social climbing – set mainly in ITALY

An unsettling story of privilege, secrets and social climbing – set mainly in ITALY 25th March 2021

The Favour by Laura Vaughan, an unsettling story of privilege, secrets and social climbing – set mainly in ITALY. Ada Howell doesn’t quite fit. Educationally, socially, at every turn in her young life…she just seems to miss out. Deprived of her...

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Ten Great Books set in WASHINGTON DC

Ten Great Books set in WASHINGTON DC 24th March 2021

Washington DC  is the latest location for us to visit in our Great Books series. Ten Great Books set in Washington. Washington, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and...

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Author Beverley Jones chats WALES and the new Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival

Author Beverley Jones chats WALES and the new Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival 24th March 2021

An introduction to Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival coming April 29 – May 2 2021 in Aberystwyth (fully online in its inaugural year) Location, Location, Location? When you think of Wales, what’s the first thing that springs to mind? Could it...

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