Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
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?
Welcome to the literary departure lounge !
Caroline Lea's Metal Heart in Orkney Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify the remote and windswept islands. Some islanders are welcoming, others very hostile. When one women falls…
Historical Fiction- HWA Debut Crown Awards I am so happy right now. I've very proud and honoured to have been asked to be a judge on the panel for the…
Allende covers Chile and Spain in this epic novel Travel to Spain and Chile via a long petal of the sea with Isabel Allende - Isabel Allende is a great…
Titanic reads for the famous ship This week marks another anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There have been numerous books both fact and fiction written about it and…
Swan Lake of the Ballet You wouldn't think that a thriller set in the world of the London Russian ballet would work but it does. Boy does it work. I…
