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 Venice (the girl of the bridge)

Novel set in Venice (the girl of the bridge) 4th August 2018

Losing Venice by Scott Stavrou, novel set in Venice. “..seeking roots in a watery city that supported itself on nothing more than submerged wooden piles…” Mark Vandermar has had a little indiscretion with his boss’s wife and has summarily...

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Author Ausma Zehanat Khan talks Toronto, plus she chooses 5 great books set in the city

Author Ausma Zehanat Khan talks Toronto, plus she chooses 5 great books set in the city 3rd August 2018

#TalkingLocationWith….author Ausma Zehanat Khan talks Toronto The Language of Secrets takes place in three main locations, all of which are personal favourites of mine: the city of Toronto, the town of Unionville (the founding of the village of Unionville pre-dates...

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Thriller set around Hanover (Lustmord* and more)

Thriller set around Hanover (Lustmord* and more) 2nd August 2018

Night Driver by Marcelle Perks, thriller set around Hanover. The author is clearly familiar with the landscape around Hanover and with the Autobahn network that supports out-of-town clubs where prostitution, drugs and nefarious undertakings are rife. This twilight milieu...

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Romance novel set in New York and Greece (making “people’s lives better, nicer, prettier, funner”)

Romance novel set in New York and Greece (making “people’s lives better, nicer, prettier, funner”) 1st August 2018

The Greek Escape by Karen Swan, romance novel set in New York and Greece. “…spontaneity is money’s single greatest gift…” Chloe Marston has fled from heartbreak in the UK and is working for Invicta, a luxury concierge company in...

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After the Winter by Guadalupe Nettel, guest review by Isobel Blackthorn – Paris

After the Winter by Guadalupe Nettel, guest review by Isobel Blackthorn – Paris 31st July 2018

After The Winter by Guadalupe Nettel, a novel evocative of Cuba, Mexico. New York, but Paris stands out! Set in Manhattan and in Ménilmontant, the 20tharrondissement of Paris, After The Winter is an introspective story of obsession and depression and love....

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