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…
We recently spent three fascinating days in Dresden, the capital of the Free State of Saxony situated on the River Elbe in Eastern Germany. For centuries Dresden was the home base of the Electors and Kings of Saxony who...
East of India by Erica Brown, novel set mainly in Sumatra. Opening in 1940, when World War II is just impacting countries further afield, we meet Nadine, who is a wayward young woman in Benares, India. She has discovered...
This month we have joined forces with our partners, Silver Travel Advisor, to offer a fabulous prize of an eight day tour for two of historical France. The tour is organised by Trafalgar and takes in the glories of Paris,...
Portugal is the latest country for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Portugal. It’s the part of the Iberian peninsula that often gets overlooked, but Portugal has a rich history and...
Tin Man by Sarah Winman, a poignant novel set mainly in Oxford (and London and The South of France) A slim novel that charts the friendship – nay, something deeper, the relationship – between Ellis and Michael, and then...
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