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…

Talking Location with Hendrika de Vries – Amsterdam (WW2)

Talking Location with Hendrika de Vries – Amsterdam (WW2) 9th September 2019

#TalkingLocationWith… Hendrika de Vries, author of When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew My Amsterdam The city of Amsterdam, for most people today, conjures up images of a bustling city bursting at the seams...

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Talking Location with author Penny Feeny – County Kerry

Talking Location with author Penny Feeny – County Kerry 8th September 2019

#TalkingLocationWith… Penny Feeny, author of The Beach at Doonshean – County Kerry. The southwest of Ireland has a particular kind of magic. It’s easier to get to nowadays as the roads have improved significantly, but it still has a...

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A heartening and intelligent novel set in Weston-super-Mare and Bristol

A heartening and intelligent novel set in Weston-super-Mare and Bristol 7th September 2019

Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale, a heartening and intelligent novel set in Weston-super-Mare and Bristol. This is the story of Eustace (what an excellent and choice name for this beguiling and delightful lead character). The story is...

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Talking Location With author Henry Hemming – New York

Talking Location With author Henry Hemming – New York 6th September 2019

#TalkingLocationWith… Henry Hemming, author of Our Man in New York which details the fascinating and extraordinary story of Bill Stephenson, who headed the covert operation to manipulate American public opinion and bring the USA into the Second World War… and he...

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Novel set in Budapest – guest review by Isobel Blackthorn

Novel set in Budapest – guest review by Isobel Blackthorn 5th September 2019

Katalin Street by Magda Szabó, novel set in Budapest. Translated by Len Rix. Winner of the 2018 Pen Translation Prize. There is a part of us that wishes time would stand still at some point in the past so...

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