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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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Novel set in Baghad – Daughter of the Tigris by Muhsin Al-Ramli

  • Submitted: 28th November 2019

Daughter of the Tigris by Muhsin Al-Ramli Translated fiction - Qisma leaves for Baghdad with her husband-to-be to find the body of her father. However, this is Baghdad during war time…

War-time book set in Amsterdam – A View from The Rooftops

  • Submitted: 24th November 2019

Suzanne Kelman's true-life inspired tale set in WW2 War-time book set in Amsterdam - A View from The Rooftops - Would you risk your life to save just one person?…

Novel in Swedish – Welcome to Flanagans Åsa Hellberg

  • Submitted: 21st November 2019

Hotel drama set in London and Sweden by Åsa Hellberg Imagine a posh hotel in 1960s London, owned by a Swede, where the guests have more secrets than they have hot,…

Books set on the island of Iceland

  • Submitted: 19th November 2019

Novels set in Iceland really show the country at its literary finest For such a small country, Iceland has some literary power. It's an island far out in the Atlantic…

Mystery set in Bronte Country – The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis

  • Submitted: 17th November 2019

Bronte sisters branch out into becoming detectives Mystery set in Bronte Country - The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis - What would happen if the real life Bronte sisters not…

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