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 in 1960s Frankfurt, looking back to WW2

Novel set in 1960s Frankfurt, looking back to WW2 12th December 2019

The German House by Annette Hess, novel set in 1960s Frankfurt, looking back to WW2. Translated by Elisabeth Lauffer. The German House has a very strong storyline about Nazi trials in Frankfurt in the 1960s. Eva Bruhns is the...

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Talking Location With… Amanthi Harris – SRI LANKA

Talking Location With… Amanthi Harris – SRI LANKA 11th December 2019

#TalkingLocationWith... Amanthi Harris, author of Beautiful Place set in Sri Lanka I was inspired to create the world of the Villa Hibiscus after a holiday to Sri Lanka many years ago, when I returned hoping to reconnect with the city...

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Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Shortlist 2020 announced!

Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Shortlist 2020 announced! 10th December 2019

“…a sensational line up of immensely talented writers across the full spectrum of the travel writing genre” (says Vivien Godfrey,  Chairman and CEO of Stanfords of this year’s shortlists) Now in its fifth year, the prestigious Edward Stanford Travel...

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Poignant novel set in Southall, London

Poignant novel set in Southall, London 10th December 2019

Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal, poignant novel set in Southall, London This novel came to my attention when I saw it had been chosen as a Reese Witherspoon (Hello Sunshine) Book Club read in March...

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Talking Location With author Laura Madeleine – Tangier

Talking Location With author Laura Madeleine – Tangier 9th December 2019

#TalkingLocationWith… Laura Madeleine, author of An Echo of Scandal – Tangier Tangier is a complex city: many things all at once. There’s dirt and poverty, but also vast wealth hidden behind white walls, new arts centres, faded beauty, cafés...

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