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…

Slow-burning thriller set in London

Slow-burning thriller set in London 20th August 2020

The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce, slow-burning thriller set in London. Sadie’s marriage has just hit the rocks in New York, so she drops everything and takes her young daughter Robin back to London. There they move into...

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Five great books set in PALESTINE

Five great books set in PALESTINE 19th August 2020

Palestine is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in PALESTINE. Palestine…if I could give you any gift, I’d give you love and laughter, a peaceful heart, a...

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Historical novel set in London around WW2

Historical novel set in London around WW2 18th August 2020

The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan, historical novel set in LONDON around WW2 I listened to this as an audiobook. This is a rich, well researched novel that will transport you back to the years through and either side...

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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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