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Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #AuthorsOnLocation 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…
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Novel set mainly in WW2 Auschwitz/Birkenau
11th December 2018
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, novel set mainly in Auschwitz/Birkenau I wanted...
Secret London – unusual bars & restaurants
10th December 2018
‘Written by local experts, our Secret Guides are intended both for local inhabitants and...
Novel set in Madras, in the second half of the 20th Century
8th December 2018
The Last Devadasi by Barbara L Baer, novel set in Madras in the second...
Author Harriet Steel talks about Christmas in Sri Lanka
7th December 2018
Author Harriet Steel talks to us about how Sri Lankans celebrate Christmas, and her...
A novel of sex, murder and mayhem set in Rome, 69 AD
6th December 2018
Vitellius’ Feast by L J Trafford – a novel of sex, murder and mayhem...
Five great books set in ski resorts
5th December 2018
Ski resorts are the latest destination in our ‘Five great books set in…’ series. Five...
A novel of Australia as a very foreign land
4th December 2018
Farewell, My Orange by Iwaki Kei (translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney) –...
Novel set in Poland, formerly East Prussia, in 1988
3rd December 2018
Homeland by Walter Kempowski set in Poland, formerly East Prussia, in 1988. Translated by...
A top giveaway to round off 2018!
2nd December 2018
We are offering a top giveaway to round off 2018 (giveaways will start again...
Tartan Noir with a twist set in and around Glasgow
2nd December 2018
In Harm’s Way by Owen Mullen, Tartan noir with a twist set in and...