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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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Spirited tales set in Weymouth by Julie Cohen

  • Submitted: 3rd July 2020

A ghostly visit to Weymouth and India Set mainly in Dorset with passing visits to India, this is not a book for location seekers.   However, it's a very atmospheric book…

Travels in July with books

  • Submitted: 30th June 2020

Books to watch out for in July Visit a new place with a great new bookish adventure. There are some great books coming out in July with some very interesting…

Why you need to visit Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Barcelona

  • Submitted: 26th June 2020

The Word Wizard of Barcelona Why you need to visit Carlos Ruiz Zafon's Barcelona - It's been a week since we all learned about the death of Carlos Ruiz Zafón,…

Romantic novel set in Norway by Natalie Normann

  • Submitted: 23rd June 2020

Take yourself away to Norway on an island adventure! Romantic novel set in Norway by Natalie Normann - Oh to be in Norway right now! Well with this sweet and…

A novel of India – Latitudes of Longing

  • Submitted: 21st June 2020

Latitudes and landscapes by Shubhangi Swarup A novel of India - Latitudes of Longing  - This is perhaps the book that I have found the hardest to describe. It's a…

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The Troubled Deep

2024: The Brindley family go missing. Years later their car is found submerged and the family are nowhere…

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