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…

Mystery set in France (“..fate hung in the balance”)

Mystery set in France (“..fate hung in the balance”) 8th December 2015

After the Crash by Michel Bussi, mystery set in France A novel with a potentially promising story at its heart…. It is interesting how events in the news can make the plot in a novel feel larger than life. I...

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Novel set in Baltimore (a family saga)

Novel set in Baltimore (a family saga) 5th December 2015

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler, novel set in Baltimore. Four generations of the Whitshanks have all been model citizens of their local communities, respected and admired by all. Except, of course, for Denny Whitshank. However, is...

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Carol, film set in 1950s New York, based on a Patricia Highsmith book

Carol, film set in 1950s New York, based on a Patricia Highsmith book 3rd December 2015

The accolades for Carol have been coming in thick and fast, from Cannes, through 5 star reviews, to predictions for a rosy future at the Oscars. It is a film adaptation of Carol (or, The Price of Salt) by...

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Novel set in London (The 1970s revisited)

Novel set in London (The 1970s revisited) 2nd December 2015

Fallout by Sadie Jones, novel set in London. A novel based in the theatre world of London, with nostalgia, parties and all the confusions, failures and successes of just starting out.   Luke has been brought up in a family...

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Novel set in Mussoorie, India (a “way of returning to India”) – plus author chat

Novel set in Mussoorie, India (a “way of returning to India”) – plus author chat 28th November 2015

A House Called Askival by Merryn Glover – novel set in Mussoorie, India. “India… conquered the foreigner first through the senses, and only later claimed the mind” I took this book with me on a recent trip to India...

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