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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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Three fascinating days in Dresden

Three fascinating days in Dresden

18th April 2018

We recently spent three fascinating days in Dresden, the capital of the Free State...

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Novel set mainly in Sumatra

Novel set mainly in Sumatra

17th April 2018

East of India by Erica Brown, novel set mainly in Sumatra. Opening in 1940,...

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Win an eight day tour of historical France

Win an eight day tour of historical France

16th April 2018

This month we have joined forces with our partners, Silver Travel Advisor, to offer...

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Five great books set in Portugal

Five great books set in Portugal

16th April 2018

Portugal is the latest country for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’...

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A poignant novel set mainly in Oxford

A poignant novel set mainly in Oxford

15th April 2018

Tin Man by Sarah Winman, a poignant novel set mainly in Oxford (and London...

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Talking Location With author Remy Salters – Belize

Talking Location With author Remy Salters – Belize

14th April 2018

#TalkingLocationWith…. author Remy Salters, sharing his trip to the BELIZE jungle, the setting for...

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A voyage to a new life in America

A voyage to a new life in America

13th April 2018

The Ocean Liner by Marius Gabriel – a voyage to a new life in...

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Murder mystery set in Venice (plus eating and drinking in Nathan Sutherland’s Venice)

Murder mystery set in Venice (plus eating and drinking in Nathan Sutherland’s Venice)

12th April 2018

Vengeance in Venice by Philip Gwynne Jones, murder mystery set in Venice. The Literary...

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Novel set in Alaska (almost autobiographical….)

Novel set in Alaska (almost autobiographical….)

11th April 2018

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, novel set in Alaska.  “A Novel that could be...

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Talking Location With author Julie Maloney – Bavaria (and artist Käthe Kollwitz)

Talking Location With author Julie Maloney – Bavaria (and artist Käthe Kollwitz)

10th April 2018

#TalkingLocationWith…. author Julie Maloney, who has part set her debut novel “A Matter of...

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