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GIVEAWAY – a copy of Literary Landscapes plus matching tote bag!
28th October 2018
We have a copy of Literary Landscapes PLUS matching tote bag. This brilliant book is compiled and edited by John Sutherland, and charts the real-life settings of the world’s favourite fiction.
Some stories couldn’t happen just anywhere or any time – often the scenery , landscape or era is as central to the tale as any character – and just as easily recognised. What adventures would Heidi have had without her mountain neighbours? Would Jim Hawkins have experienced such an adventure had he not lived in mid-1700s England? Literary Landscapes brings together an eclectic collage of over 50 familiar literary worlds paired with original maps and archive material, as well as illustrations and photography. (Publishes 1.11.18)
You can read TripFiction’s review here!
How to enter:
Share with us your favourite novels that are strong on setting, and/or your go-to author to bask in location… Is it perhaps Du Maurier’s Cornwall, or Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries; Donna Leon’s Venice… or Elena Ferrante’s Naples….? You choose your personal favourites and tell us, we would love to hear!
Do this by midnight, 10th November and the first name out of the hat will win the package. UK ONLY!
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Theresa W’s name came out of the hat… thank you to all for taking part!
Ragnar Jonasson’s Dark Iceland series set in Iceland. Atmospheric and compelling!
The Norwegian winters of Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole books.
Captain Corellis mandolin Greece
Pascal Garnier’s novels are set in France and paint a wonderful picture. Just finished Lower Heights and could smell the garlic!
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
Short stories with ordinary, every day characters, largely set in small town Canada. It made we want to visit. So I did.
A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi
Josephine Cox Blackburn brought to life at the turn of the century
Stasiland – AnnA Funder
‘Anna And The French Kiss’ by Stephanie Perkins, Paris is one of my favourite places and this book always takes me back x
The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli for its wonderful descriptions which transport the reader in both time and place.
Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’ series. Fantastic use of locations in and around London, with great use historic buildings. Brings to life places that I’ve never heard of and their history.
Edinburgh at festival time! So it has to be Kate Atkinson’s One Good Turn.
I’ve chosen The Thousands Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell, set in Japan in the late 18th century. It is a love story at the time of the Dutch trading concession, on the man-made island in the bay of Nagasaki that was the sole gateway between Japan and the West for 200 years. You can easily imagine yourself amongst the bustle and noise of the docks and Dutch ships, and in the quiet and orderliness of the streets and houses of the town of Dejima. The contrast between the two worlds is perfectly evoked.
Loved the kite runner- learnt a lot about life in Kabul. Would love to win this prize.
For me it has to be The Outrun by Amy Liptrop, which totally made Orkney come alive to me. I would absolutely love to go and visit one day after reading about the nature there.
great… love to win this please enter me to win I have just read The Last Hours: A sweeping, utterly gripping historical novel…. this wonderful book about the Black Plague in Dorset.where I live is so so interesting
Hmm some home ones for starters: the Outlander series, for Scotland , and Sarah Ward’s DC Childs novels eg, In Bitter Chill… for the Peak District
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great… love to win this please enter me to win I have just read The Last Hours: A sweeping, utterly gripping historical novel…. this wonderful book about the Black Plague in Dorset.where I live is so so interesting
Born with itchy feet and a love of maps, and lucky enough to have travelled to some of the places I’ve read about, it’s difficult to know where to start. Quick picks:
Amin Maalouf – Samarkand – Ancient Persia and Omar Khayyam
Rohinton Mistry – A fine balance – Helped to prepare for the culture shock of a visit to India
Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist – Spain to Africa, Egypt and back home again
Victoria HIslop – Great stories interwoven with real events – Greece, Cyprus, etc – bringing history to life.
I’d love to get my hands on Literary Landscapes!
Sarah Dunant’s novels set in renaissance Italy. They bring both the place and the period wonderfully to life.
Of recent such reads it has to be The Return by Victoria Hislop.
I’m from Scotland and I really enjoyed Peacock’s Alibi, by Stuart David set on Scotland’s West Coast.
Denzil Meyrick’s DCI Dailey adventures set in the west coast of Scotland
Victoria Hislop and Greece
Noel Barber – any books but especially A woman of Cairo
Dinah Jefferies – any of her books – I love them
Victoria Hislop’s The Thread made me realise how difficult recent Greece’s past has been. It encouraged me to read so many more historical novels set around the Mediterranean & Aegean.
Shadow of the Wind and Barcelona
My favourite place is wherever the book I’m reading takes me. Having lived in the Middle East, anything set there usually enthralls me. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant is a particular favourite.
The Paris Wife 😀
Shadow of the wind and Barcelona
I love Alice Hoffman books which are steeped in the deep south of America
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon…..after a long wait actually visited Scotland.
For me it’s Barcelona and the wonderful books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón as I love Shadow of the Wind 🙂
The Poldark novels for Cornwall and the Outlander novels for 18th century Scotland!
I am presently re-reading the Poldark series by Winston Graham. I am half Cornish & have relatives there so I recognise many of the places described, particularly the coastal areas & Truro.
Oh, it has to be the recently read Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Mytting – fantastic evocation of Norway and the Shetland Isles.
Location and setting is hugely important for me. Here are some examples:
Donna Leon’s Venice and Camilleri’s Sicily
Patrick Gale’s Cornwall
Alexander McCall Smith’ s Botswana
The Camino Two steps forward by G Simsion & A Buist
London in William Boyd’s Ordinary Thunderstorms
Edith Wharton’s Golden Age New York novels, especially The Age of Innocence. The details of the clothes, the salons, the streets, the customs are all so specific and evocative. They inspired my honeymoon!
Has to be Dinah Jefferies for her exotic Asian novels x
Wuthering heights is one of my favourites