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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…

A novella set in South Africa (“Africa Time”)

A novella set in South Africa (“Africa Time”) 15th September 2014

Alarm Girl by Hannah Vincent, novella set in South Africa. Once in a while a little gem of a book comes across our path. And Alarm Girl is one such gem. A short and cracking  read. Indigo and Robin...

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A Fictionalised biography (the colour of India beautifully evoked)

A Fictionalised biography (the colour of India beautifully evoked) 11th September 2014

Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut – novel set in India and Alexandria. Arctic Summer, a fictionalised biography, takes its title from an unfinished novel by E M Forster and describes the period of his life between his first visit...

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See You Tomorrow – fiction set in Stavanger (definitely Scandinavian noir)

See You Tomorrow – fiction set in Stavanger (definitely Scandinavian noir) 8th September 2014

See You Tomorrow by Tore Renberg. Translated by Séan Kinsella – fiction set in Stavanger, Norway. A 550 page book about the seamier side of life in a Norwegian city transformed by oil wealth. Three parallel stories that come together to...

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Memoir set in Biarritz (a town with a ‘surf-oriented ley line’). Plus Q&A with a seasoned surfer

Memoir set in Biarritz (a town with a ‘surf-oriented ley line’). Plus Q&A with a seasoned surfer 3rd September 2014

Surf Mama by Wilma Johnson, memoir set in Biarritz. Wilma Johnson is living on the West Coast of Ireland with her husband and 3 small children. She is an artist and homemaker, whilst her husband takes to the waves...

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Novel set in California (crime from a “brilliant storyteller”)

Novel set in California (crime from a “brilliant storyteller”) 1st September 2014

Unlucky 13 by James Patterson, novel set in California. James Patterson has done it again – or so would say the people who’ve actually read him and know about his brilliance top to bottom. I have not, but as...

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