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 author Clifford Garstang – Korea

Talking Location With author Clifford Garstang – Korea 4th May 2019

#TalkingLocationWith… Clifford Garstang, author of The Shaman of Turtle Valley. He chooses to share his thoughts on Korea, a significant influence in his novel. In my writing, I have always taken inspiration from the places in which I have lived...

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Novel set in 1920s Malaya (truth and lies in the jungle)

Novel set in 1920s Malaya (truth and lies in the jungle) 3rd May 2019

Circumstance by Rosie Milne, novel set in 1920s Malaya. Frank Langham takes a wager that he will return from a short sojourn in England with a wife in tow when he returns to his colonial duties in Malaya. It is...

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Haunting novel set on the refugee route across Europe

Haunting novel set on the refugee route across Europe 2nd May 2019

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri – haunting novel set on the refugee route across Europe. The Beekeeper of Aleppo is said to be one of the books to really look out for in 2019. It is easy...

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Enchanting novel set on Honshu, Japan

Enchanting novel set on Honshu, Japan 1st May 2019

The Office of Gardens and Ponds by Didier Decoin, historical novel set on Honshu, Japan. #taketheplunge All credit to an author who can spin out an enchanting novel around the husbandry of carps, set in 12th Century Japan! This...

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Five great books set in Tuscany

Five great books set in Tuscany 30th April 2019

Five great books set in Tuscany is the latest in our ‘Five great books…’ series. Tuscany lies in central Italy, and is renowned for its history, artistic heritage, architecture, bucolic landscapes, food and wine. It is regarded as the birthplace...

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