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 Allan Martin – Islay

Talking Location With author Allan Martin – Islay 16th April 2019

TalkingLocationWith… Allan Martin, author of The Peat Dead, set on Islay. We’ve been going to Islay for a number of years, so it seemed the obvious place to set a novel, especially one that concerns a hidden secret dating back to...

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Mystery set in Crystal Palace, South London

Mystery set in Crystal Palace, South London 15th April 2019

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace by Carola Dunn, mystery set in Crystal Palace, South London. It is Spring 1928 and Daisy Dalrymple is looking after some young relatives. It is only a car ride away from Hampstead, where...

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Berlin GIVEAWAY! – a copy of ‘In the Full Light of the Sun’, and an Ampelmännchen tote bag

Berlin GIVEAWAY! – a copy of ‘In the Full Light of the Sun’, and an Ampelmännchen tote bag 14th April 2019

WIN a copy of In the Full Light of the Sun by Clare Clark, an excellent and thought-provoking novel (based on a true story) set in 1930s Weimar Berlin – together with an iconic Ampelmännchen tote bag. Do you know the...

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Novel set mainly in Norway (a family in crisis)

Novel set mainly in Norway (a family in crisis) 13th April 2019

A Modern Family by Helga Flatland, novel set mainly in Norway. Translated by Rosie Hedger This is very much a contemporary story of family built around three generations. The opening is set in Rome and then in the Italian...

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Win an indulgent Easter Hamper!

Win an indulgent Easter Hamper! 12th April 2019

This month we have joined forces with our partners, Silver Travel Advisor, to offer you the chance to win an indulgent Easter Hamper courtesy of Holland America Line.  Spring is sprung, the clocks have leapt forward and – oh, joy...

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