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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…

Memoir of the Thai Burma Railroad (Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand)

Memoir of the Thai Burma Railroad (Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand) 2nd June 2018

Railroad of Death by John Coast, memoir of the Thai Burma Railroad, set in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. If you are considering a trip to see the Bridge over the River Kwai between Thailand and Burma at Kanchanburi (accessible...

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Time slip novel set on Guernsey (+ WIN a 2 night stay on the island!)

Time slip novel set on Guernsey (+ WIN a 2 night stay on the island!) 1st June 2018

The Betrayal by Anne Allen, a time slip novel set on Guernsey. The Betrayal is no. 6 in the “Guernsey Novels”. It can easily be read as a stand-alone. A gentle novel that has at its heart the discovery...

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A family in crisis (novel set in the Peak District and London)

A family in crisis (novel set in the Peak District and London) 31st May 2018

Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey, the story of a family in crisis (novel set in the Peak District and London) There are accolades aplenty for Elizabeth is Missing (winner of the Costa First Novel Award, 2014) and...

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Fiction set in Zurich (a pacy and exciting read)

Fiction set in Zurich (a pacy and exciting read) 30th May 2018

Elefant by Martin Suter, fiction set in Zurich. Translated by Jamie Bulloch.   Schoch, down-and-out, alcoholic and living on the streets of Zurich, wakes one morning to see a small pink elephant hiding out at the back of his shelter....

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Thriller set in Egypt and East Africa

Thriller set in Egypt and East Africa 29th May 2018

Absolution by Paul Hardisty – thriller set in Egypt and East Africa. Absolution is the fourth in the Claymore Straker thriller series by Paul Hardisty. I enjoyed the first three immensely, and was really looking forward to the fourth....

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