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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on

Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?

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American Dirt set across Mexico by Jeanine Cummins

  • Submitted: 15th February 2021

American Dirt takes the reader across Mexico You can't deny this book has had some publicity. The author who is white has been accused of many things such as writing…

The Lamplighters set in Cornwall by Emma Stonex

  • Submitted: 12th February 2021

Locked room mystery set in a lighthouse A fascinating read set in a lighthouse in the rough seas around Cornwall. It's actually inspired by the true life mystery of three…

The magic of a locked room mystery

  • Submitted: 9th February 2021

#BookTrailLiterarySettings There are many books on TheBookTrail that take you far and wide, whether you can travel in the real world or not. Literary travel is, after all, the only…

Novel set in Uganda – Kololo Hill by Neema Shah

  • Submitted: 7th February 2021

Ugandan intrigue on Kololo Hill This novel is set during Idi Amin's Ugandan Asian expulsion of 1972. That's quite the setting. quite the premise. Given the importance and nod to…

Novel set in California – Inga Vesper

  • Submitted: 3rd February 2021

Enjoy a long long afternoon in Sunnylakes, California Get ready to travel back in time. It's the summer of 1959, and the well-trimmed lawns of Sunnylakes, California, wilt under the…

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The Lost Passenger

1912: In the chaos of that terrible night, her secret went down with the Titanic. But secrets have a…

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