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…
The Secret Diary of Boris Johnson Aged 13 1/4 by Lucien Young, humorous fictional memoir, narrated on audiobook by Jon Culshaw, set at Eton (Windsor) in the later 1970s. Jon Culshaw, who is known for his wonderful impersonations...
The Snares of Memory by Juan Marsé, novel set in in 1982 Barcelona. Translated by Nick Caistor. Set in 1982 in Barcelona, The Snares of Memory is primarily a retrospective novel that takes us back to the very different...
Echoes of the City by Lars Saabye Christensen, family novel set in post WW2 Oslo – translated by Don Bartlett. Echoes of the City is a beautifully written and beautifully translated novel. It describes life for one family in...
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, novel set in fictional Crosby, Maine. The name of the fictional town of Crosby is a tribute to the author’s room mate in college, Ellen Crosby. The first “Olive” novel was simply titled “Olive...
Hong Kong is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Hong Kong. ‘Life in Hong Kong transcends cultural and culinary borders, such that nothing is truly foreign...
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