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 London and Brooklyn

Novel set in London and Brooklyn 29th June 2019

A Letter from Sarah by Dan Proops, novel set in London and Brooklyn. Struggling sculptor, Adam, has never recovered from the loss of his sister, seven years ago.  Sarah met Adam for a drink before setting off, in the...

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Five great books set in Chicago

Five great books set in Chicago 28th June 2019

Chicago is the latest destination in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Chicago. “It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make...

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Time shift love story – set in Los Angeles and London

Time shift love story – set in Los Angeles and London 27th June 2019

The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons – time shift love story set in Los Angeles and London. The opening chapters of The Tiger Catcher describe a conventional ‘boy meets girl’ love story. Los Angeles based Julian is in New York...

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Novel set in Brooklyn, New York

Novel set in Brooklyn, New York 26th June 2019

A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle, novel set in Brooklyn, New York. William Boyle’s latest novel is that rare thing – a taut and well-paced thriller, with wonderful characterisation, brilliant dialogue and nuggets of wickedly...

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Novel set in Cornwall, overlooking Porthpean

Novel set in Cornwall, overlooking Porthpean 25th June 2019

The Path to the Sea by Liz Fenwick, novel set in Cornwall, overlooking Porthpean. Three generations of women in the Trewin family have gathered together at the crumbling and ramshackle pile that is Boskenna, overlooking Porthpean and not far...

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