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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 in Germany (a destructive Mother/Daughter relationship)

Novel set in Germany (a destructive Mother/Daughter relationship)

1st February 2014

Magda: Novel set in Germany. “Magda is a portrayal of a destructive  mother-daughter relationship...

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Book set in London (louche living in the Swinging 60s)

Book set in London (louche living in the Swinging 60s)

25th January 2014

Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd, book set in London. Transport yourself back to London...

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Book set in Tuscany (a romantic journey through 40 years of combat)

Book set in Tuscany (a romantic journey through 40 years of combat)

22nd January 2014

Tuscan Rose by Belinda Alexandra: book set in Tuscany, first half 20th Century As the...

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Thriller set in GERMANY and a NORTH SEA ISLAND (a psychological suspense story)

Thriller set in GERMANY and a NORTH SEA ISLAND (a psychological suspense story)

20th January 2014

Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek: thriller set in Germany and the North Sea. A short novel that...

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Thriller set in NEW YORK (an exciting roller coaster of a read)

Thriller set in NEW YORK (an exciting roller coaster of a read)

17th January 2014

The Helper by David Jackson, thriller set in New York. A really exciting rollercoaster....

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Book set in SWITZERLAND (Lausanne – Une Aventure*)

Book set in SWITZERLAND (Lausanne – Une Aventure*)

15th January 2014

A Heart Bent out of Shape by Emylia Hall: book set in Switzerland (Lausanne). Anyone who...

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Book set in New York (Brooklyn – one of the best travel books?)

Book set in New York (Brooklyn – one of the best travel books?)

8th January 2014

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín was awarded the 2009 Costa Novel Award, and of course...

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Novel set in Rome (a marriage of smoke and mirrors)

Novel set in Rome (a marriage of smoke and mirrors)

2nd January 2014

The View from the Tower by Charles Lambert: novel set in Rome. Another cracking...

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Novel set in ICELAND (“a foreign world”)

Novel set in ICELAND (“a foreign world”)

29th December 2013

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Novel set in Iceland. Fiction can provide us with...

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Book set in Kraków (‘a magical city of folklore and fables’)

Book set in Kraków (‘a magical city of folklore and fables’)

18th December 2013

Winter Under Water – book set in Kraków. A weekend in Kraków, the Insight...

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