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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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Story of love set in New Zealand – One Winter Morning by Isabelle Broom

  • Submitted: 12th October 2019

New Zealand this winter with Isabelle Broom Story of love set in New Zealand - One Winter Morning by Isabelle Broom - It's always exciting when a novel from a…

Novel set in Paris, Syria Older Brother by Mahir Guven

  • Submitted: 10th October 2019

Intergration and Assimilation in Paris by Mahir Guven What does it really mean to be from one country but live in another? Can you truly feel one nationality if you've…

Five Books set in the Netherlands

  • Submitted: 8th October 2019

Books to transport you to Amsterdam and beyond There's something about Amsterdam that is very unique. There's the canals, the culture, top museums on one hand, but the literary side…

BookTrail Travels with books in October

  • Submitted: 7th October 2019

Fall into some great books this October There's a great line from the novel Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, which says “I'm so glad I live in a world…

Memoir set in Colorado, Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall

  • Submitted: 4th October 2019

Burros, bravery and more in Colorado's national sport Memoir set in Colorado, Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall - This is a fascinating story - Barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes…

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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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