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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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Travel the Best BookTrails and Literary Journeys of 2019

  • Submitted: 20th December 2019

The festive period is always the time to look back and think about the year before. The year of amazing books that is! Where have YOU travelled to via books…

Histfic set in 1880s Birmingham – The Penmaker’s Wife Steve Robinson

  • Submitted: 18th December 2019

Novel set in Birmingham's pen and jewel industries Histfic set in 1880s Birmingham - The Penmaker's Wife Steve Robinson  - The premise says 'Alias Grace meets Peaky Blinders in this tale of obsession,…

Book set in the Middle East and France – The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

  • Submitted: 16th December 2019

Book your Travel to Nablus to Paris and Montpellier Book set in the Middle East and France - The Parisian by Isabella Hammad - Isabella Hammad has written a book…

Novel set in Amsterdam -Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

  • Submitted: 11th December 2019

Searching for Sylvie Lee in Amsterdam Novel set in Amsterdam -Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok -   is a novel about family, relationships and the ties which bind us…

Thriller set on a cruise ship – Distress Signals – Catherine Ryan Howard

  • Submitted: 9th December 2019

Take a cruise from Cork around the Mediterranean Thriller set on a cruise ship - Distress Signals - Catherine Ryan Howard - Distress Signals are not what you want to hear…

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