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 1960 Sydney, Australia

Novel set in 1960 Sydney, Australia 20th November 2019

Shell by Kristina Olsson, novel set in 1960 Sydney, Australia. It is 1960 – the Sydney Opera House is halfway through its construction and Australia has recently introduced conscription to the Vietnam war – two events that are pivotal...

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Cult book set mainly in London

Cult book set mainly in London 19th November 2019

Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver, cult book set in London (with scenes in America/Sweden/Japan/France/Germany) I have no idea what genre this book is. It is fiction but it is also an exploration of the notion of what it...

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Novel set in post pandemic Galveston

Novel set in post pandemic Galveston 18th November 2019

An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim, novel set in post pandemic Galveston, USA It is 1978 and Polly and Frank have just met.  It looks as if this romantic relationship will offer a lifetime of happiness to bereaved Polly,...

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GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of Beautiful Place by Amanthi Harris – SRI LANKA (UK only)

GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of Beautiful Place by Amanthi Harris – SRI LANKA (UK only) 17th November 2019

In our giveaway we have 3 copies of the novel Beautiful Place by Amanthi Harris set in SRI LANKA. Beautiful Place is a poignant novel about leaving and losing home and making family. It is about being oppressed and...

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Talking Location With author Pamela D Holloway – Goa

Talking Location With author Pamela D Holloway – Goa 16th November 2019

TalkingLocationWith…    Pamela D Holloway, author of The Portuguese House – Goa As a writer, I don’t ponder on what to write. I am just faced with a situation or an idea, and the story starts to write itself...

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