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…

Powerful novel set in Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio

Powerful novel set in Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio 9th November 2017

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, novel set in Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio. Shaker Heights is a planned community developed in 1909 by the Van Sweringen brothers, railroad owners who saw the community as an out of town retreat from the industrial...

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To the Back of Beyond, novel set in Switzerland

To the Back of Beyond, novel set in Switzerland 7th November 2017

To the Back of Beyond by Peter Stamm, novel set in Switzerland, translated by Michael Hofmann. “An adult has the right to disappear” Peter Stamm is the master portrayer of the mundane, whether of life, people, places or situations....

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Psychological thriller set in New York (three final girls)

Psychological thriller set in New York (three final girls) 6th November 2017

Final Girls by Riley Sager, psychological thriller set in New York. It was the cover that did it. So eye-catching! How often do you see a jacket with black and pink and my answer would be virtually never! So...

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GIVEAWAY with author Gill Paul

GIVEAWAY with author Gill Paul 5th November 2017

We have reviewed Gill Paul’s Another Woman’s Husband and now it is time to hear a little about the book and its setting from the author herself. Just click on the video link below…. AND, read on, we have...

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The filming of “Cookucina”  in Sarnano, Italy

The filming of “Cookucina” in Sarnano, Italy 3rd November 2017

Cookucina: A Recipe For Disaster by Stephen Phelps, set in Sarnano, Le Marche, Italy. “Not-So-Famous 5 conquer the (cookery) world…..”   Stephen Phelps has done his stint in the TV industry and it is time to try something new....

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