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…

Novel set mainly in Brighton

Novel set mainly in Brighton 10th December 2020

Trio by William Boyd, novel set mainly in Brighton. I love a good book by William Boyd. He is an excellent writer and storyteller, who has a tremendous way with words. An author who can create an enthralling verbal...

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Gothic melodrama set in MEXICO

Gothic melodrama set in MEXICO 9th December 2020

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, gothic melodrama set in Mexico. Over the last few months I have read quite a few positive reviews for the novel, set in 1950s Mexico, at an estate linked to an erstwhile British-run silver...

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Thriller set in Sidmouth

Thriller set in Sidmouth 8th December 2020

The Heatwave by Katerina Diamond, thriller set in Sidmouth. NOW. Felicity is now living in the Hartsop Valley in the Lake District, with her partner Chris and their children. She hears that a girl has gone missing in her...

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Novel set in 1960’s South INDIA

Novel set in 1960’s South INDIA 7th December 2020

The Coffer Dams by Kamala Markandaya, novel set in 1960’s South India. This novel was first published in 1969 and has now been picked up by Hope Road Publishing, a company bringing you the best in fiction and non-fiction...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon – set in North East England

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon – set in North East England 6th December 2020

We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon by Glenda Young, set in North East England (Ryhope, Scarborough and Sunderland). UK entries only. When a newborn baby girl is found abandoned...

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