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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 on the Hebrides (“…wonderful sensual imagery”)

Novel set on the Hebrides (“…wonderful sensual imagery”)

23rd April 2018

Keep Me Safe by Daniela Sacerdoti, novel set on the Hebrides, on the fictional...

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5 copy giveaway of top title “Vengeance In Venice” by Philip Gwynne Jones

5 copy giveaway of top title “Vengeance In Venice” by Philip Gwynne Jones

22nd April 2018

We are delighted to have 5 copies of Vengeance in Venice by Philip Gwynne...

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Talking Location With…. author Michelle Damiani – a day in the life of Spello UMBRIA

Talking Location With…. author Michelle Damiani – a day in the life of Spello UMBRIA

22nd April 2018

#TalkingLocationWith… author Michelle Damiani, who shares a day in the life of Spello, UMBRIA....

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A novel of Berlin (‘one to watch for 2018’)

A novel of Berlin (‘one to watch for 2018’)

21st April 2018

A novel of Berlin… One Clear, Ice-Cold January Morning at The Beginning of the...

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Author Rebecca Stonehill talks about travels and the book swap phenomenon in India

Author Rebecca Stonehill talks about travels and the book swap phenomenon in India

20th April 2018

I am in India, travelling with my  travel and three children and taking a...

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Novel set in Paris and Provence (a missing daughter, a desperate mother…)

Novel set in Paris and Provence (a missing daughter, a desperate mother…)

19th April 2018

The Lost Girl by Carol Drinkwater, novel set in Paris and Provence. Kurtiz Ross, a...

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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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