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…

Stories of New York, and we chat with author Megan Bradbury

Stories of New York, and we chat with author Megan Bradbury 1st September 2016

Everyone is Watching by Megan Bradbury, stories of New York. Snapshots of the life and people in the metropolis spanning a century and a half. This is a very unusually constructed book, a classic of short story pieces. The...

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Novel set in Paris, Zurich, and London of the early 20th Century

Novel set in Paris, Zurich, and London of the early 20th Century 30th August 2016

The Joyce Girl by Annabel Abbs, novel set in Paris, Zurich and London of the early 20th Century. Avant-garde Paris in the 1920’s is full of creative artistic geniuses and one of the most famous is James Joyce. Lucia, his...

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Art mystery set in Amsterdam

Art mystery set in Amsterdam 28th August 2016

The Lover’s Portrait by Jennifer S Alderson, art mystery set in Amsterdam. Firmly set in Amsterdam, this enjoyable mystery explores the darker world of misappropriated and stolen art works during World War II. Zelda Richardson, an American, is applying...

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“How to be Brave” author Louise Beech takes to the sea

“How to be Brave” author Louise Beech takes to the sea 26th August 2016

One of the books that has really struck a chord with us this year is How To Be Brave by Louise Beech. It is truly 5*, uplifting and compelling. Essentially set on the Atlantic, it is a novel about how...

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Epic novel set mainly in the South Tyrol or Alto Adige

Epic novel set mainly in the South Tyrol or Alto Adige 24th August 2016

Eva Sleeps by Francesca Melandri (translated by Katherine Gregor) – epic novel set mainly in the South Tyrol or Alto Adige. I have been on a couple of summer walking holidays in Alto Adige / The South Tyrol. I...

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