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 southern China (a shoeshine revolution)

Novel set in southern China (a shoeshine revolution) 26th July 2018

The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise – novel set in southern China. The Emperor of Shoes is a story of exploitation – of Chinese workers by the factory’s owners. Low wages and poor work conditions so that US...

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Talking Location With author Anna Mazzola – Isle of Skye

Talking Location With author Anna Mazzola – Isle of Skye 25th July 2018

#TalkingLocationWith… author Anna Mazzola, who takes her readers to the beautiful Isle of Skye in her new novel The Story Keeper The idea for The Story Keeper came from a real case from the 1880s: the West Ham Vanishings....

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Thriller set in Tulum, Yukatán Peninsula (a friendship  group in flux)

Thriller set in Tulum, Yukatán Peninsula (a friendship group in flux) 24th July 2018

Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, thriller set in Tulum, Yukatán Peninsula. I happened to spot this novel on Social Media and I was attracted by the wonderful and exotic Mexican setting. Three women pushing forty...

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Thriller set in East Africa, India, and London

Thriller set in East Africa, India, and London 23rd July 2018

Grave Island by Andrew Smyth – thriller set in East Africa, India, and London. Grave Island is, in its own right, a well written and exciting thriller. Philip Hennessy is an army intelligence officer. He returns from Afghanistan to...

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Win ‘Armchair Travel’ books with Mills and Boon – Italy – Greece – Brazil – France – and Bali!

Win ‘Armchair Travel’ books with Mills and Boon – Italy – Greece – Brazil – France – and Bali! 22nd July 2018

For one lucky winner we are delighted to be able to offer a collection of 5 top titles for fabulous, romantic armchair travel, thanks to the wonderful people at Mills and Boon. Each book comprises 3 books in one,...

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