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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…

Novel set in Rhode Island and Calcutta (two worlds collide)

Novel set in Rhode Island and Calcutta (two worlds collide) 20th November 2013

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, novel set in Rhode Island and Calcutta. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013 Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London to Bengali parents, and grew up in Rhode Island. She appreciates the conflicts between...

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Thriller set in Marseilles and The Calanques (Where’s Aimée? K & R + Author Interview)

Thriller set in Marseilles and The Calanques (Where’s Aimée? K & R + Author Interview) 10th November 2013

Dead Line by Chris Ewan: thriller set in Marseilles and The Calanques A tense, slow-burning thriller from master storyteller Chris Ewan, a novel that glides around Marseilles and environs, gradually unfolding with menace and foreboding. Fluent French speaker, Daniel Trent, strategically...

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Travelogue set in Cuba (a train travelogue with missing consonants)

Travelogue set in Cuba (a train travelogue with missing consonants) 7th November 2013

Slow Train to Guantanamo by Peter Millar, travelogue set in Cuba Above rusty nails sparks fly, crimson flowers fade.When will my train come (train-inspired Haiku penned by the author) Ever dreamt of going to Cuba? Well, with the help...

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Book set in Paris (A fillette in France)

Book set in Paris (A fillette in France) 30th October 2013

Alex by Pierre Lemaitre: book set in Paris, France Where to start without giving away the plot? An ingenious if at times incroyable plot bowls along at a very good pace, pulling the reader this way and that. And despite...

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Novel set in the Midwest USA (EKK rules)

Novel set in the Midwest USA (EKK rules) 27th October 2013

Fallen Land by Patrick Flanery: novel set in the Midwest USA An outstanding work. A book I finished a couple of days ago, and still feel haunted by… The plot is ‘simple’ and set out, as I am about to set...

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