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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 Basque Country – Homeland by Fernando Aramburu

  • Submitted: 9th May 2019

Homeland to the Basque Country The Basque country in Spain is home to some of the most stunning landscape in Spain but also the most complex politics. Homeland tries to…

Book set in Cape May, New Jersey – by Chip Cheek

  • Submitted: 8th May 2019

Cape May, New Jersey for a honeymoon you will never forget "Cape May explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the…

Five books set Down Under

  • Submitted: 5th May 2019

Five books set in New Zealand and Australia Sometimes you want to really disappear into a new country and setting when you read a book, and for many readers in…

Thriller set in Hastings and London – The Closer I Get – Paul Burston

  • Submitted: 4th May 2019

A psychological, social-media thriller by Paul Burston Paul Burston -The Closer I Get - a novel for the social media and digital media age. One which may well make you…

Novel set in Singapore – How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

  • Submitted: 3rd May 2019

A Singapore tale - How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and…

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