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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…

Is NEW YORK really the most written about city in fiction?

Is NEW YORK really the most written about city in fiction? 17th August 2020

“New York is officially the world’s most written about city in the world with over 8510 novels located there”. That is the headline that caught our eye, sent to us by Digital Performance Marketing Agency IProspect and commissioned by David Wilson Homes....

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GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of ‘Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers’: A Treasury of 1,000 Scottish Words

GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of ‘Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers’: A Treasury of 1,000 Scottish Words 16th August 2020

We are delighted to have 3 copies of Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers: A Treasury of 1,000 Scottish Words by Robin A Crawford – to give away. Ideal for anyone who loves SCOTLAND (and it is a beautifully produced book,...

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Five great books set in MYANMAR (BURMA)

Five great books set in MYANMAR (BURMA) 15th August 2020

Myanmar (Burma) is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in MYANMAR (BURMA). ‘Khote yar ta char, sha yar ta lwe’ – Myanmar proverb, meaning ‘you aimed to chop,...

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Novel set around NORTHERN EUROPE

Novel set around NORTHERN EUROPE 14th August 2020

The Uncoupling by Cauvery Madhavan, novel set around Northern Europe. Janaki and Balu Shankar hail from Madras, a couple in older years who have come to England to visit their son and his family. He is unfortunately too busy...

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Talking Location With .. author Elizabeth Brooks

Talking Location With .. author Elizabeth Brooks 13th August 2020

#TalkingLocationWith… Elizabeth Brooks, author of The Whispering House, set in England. Greenway Estate, Devon is the inspiration for the Byrne House, the building at the heart of The Whispering House It’s funny to think I’ve only been to Greenway once,...

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