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The Slaughterman’s Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits, novel set in 19th century Tsarist Russia (Belarus, Poland). It is 1894 and Mende Speismann is struggling. Her good-for-nothing husband abandoned Mende and her two girls ten months ago and disappeared off to...
Hay Festival Digital 2020 – better than the real thing? The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts has been held at beautiful Hay-on-Wye, just inside the Welsh border, since 1988. For 10 days in May and June, this picturesque...
Little by Edward Carey, a novel of lyrical waxing, set in Revolutionary Paris. Little: ‘The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royals and radicals alike, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud.’ ...
GIVEAWAY 3 copies of The Seafarers: A Journey Among Birds – BRITISH ISLES We are so delighted to be kicking off our giveaway season again! And with thanks to Elliott and Thompson we are able offer three copies of: The...
Cuba is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Ten Great Books set in Cuba. ‘In Cuba and specifically in Havana there’s a sort of energy that turns every situation into something...
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