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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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Summer House With Swimming Pool – holiday reading set in Amsterdam and Southern Europe
8th July 2014
Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch – holiday reading set in Amsterdam...
Novel set in Amsterdam in the 17th Century (plus author Q and A)
5th July 2014
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, historical novel set in Amsterdam. The swirling mists ripple...
Thriller set in Brazil. Author Dan Smith talks about setting
1st July 2014
The Darkest Heart by Dan Smith – thriller set in Brazil. A deep red...
Our top Summer Reads #holidayreads
30th June 2014
Once again we bring together our choice of hot Summer reads for you to...
Novel set in London and Brisbane (full of “oriental spice” and “garden pickings”)
29th June 2014
The Tea Chest by Josephine Moon – novel set in London (Chelsea) and Australia...
Novel set in Munich and Germany (Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauss)
27th June 2014
Munich Airport by Greg Baxter – novel set in Munich. What an interesting concept....
Mystery set in Tuscany, Italy (19th century sleuthing and cooking)
24th June 2014
The Art of Killing Well by Marco Malvaldi (translated by Howard Curtis) – a...
Novel set in Alpes-Maritimes, France (“..a small, hot, chaotic world..”)
20th June 2014
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy – novel set in Alpes-Maritimes (and Nice). Longlisted for...
Novel set in Gerona, Catalonia (a complex relationship)
16th June 2014
Outlaws by Javier Cercas (translated by Anne McLean). A novel set in Gerona. It...
Thriller set in Northumberland (#whoissamalexander?)
14th June 2014
Carnal Acts by Sam Alexander: thriller set in Northumberland. The Northumberland Tourist Board will not, I...