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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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Books set on a train

  • Submitted: 11th June 2019

This TravelTuesday why not travel with ABookTrailLiteraryTour There's books set everywhere you go, but what about books set on the very mode of transport you use regularly to get from…

Novel set on the Italian Riviera – The Lemon Tree Hotel – Rosanna Ley

  • Submitted: 10th June 2019

Stay at The Lemon Tree Hotel, in Italy Novel set on the Italian Riviera - The Lemon Tree Hotel - Rosanna Ley  –Hands up who wants to come to Italy…

Novel set in India and Venice – Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

  • Submitted: 9th June 2019

In search of Gun Island with Amitav Ghosh Novel set in India and Venice - Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh - Gun Island evokes a world on the brink, a…

Bookreview – One Last Greek Summer by Mandy Baggot

  • Submitted: 7th June 2019

Book set in Greece for One Last Greek Summer.... There's always a cry of joy here at The BookTrail when Mandy Baggot writes a new novel as it's not just…

Novel set in Cornwall – The Path to the Sea – Liz Fenwick

  • Submitted: 6th June 2019

 The Path to the Sea - A Cornwall saga The Path to the Sea - Liz Fenwick - A spellbinding novel which transports the reader to Liz Fenwick's Cornwall and…

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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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