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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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Five books set in English Country Manors – A Literary Tour

  • Submitted: 18th December 2018

This is the perfect time of year to settle down with a book. A cosy read beside a roaring fire. And if that book takes place in a creaking, country…

Book set in The Australian Outback – Scrublands by Chris Hammer

  • Submitted: 17th December 2018

Novel set in the fictional towns of Riversend and Bellington. Scrublands by Chris Hammer are an ominous place to be. The towns might be fictional but they are very raw and…

BookTrail Travel Awards 2018 – Best Book Moment

  • Submitted: 16th December 2018

The BookTrail Travel Awards 2018 are in their third week. This time, it's the five books with the Best Book Moment. Scenes in a book often stick in your mind…

Book set in The Balkans – Beautiful Bad, Annie Ward

  • Submitted: 14th December 2018

Beautiful Bad is a brilliant thriller by Annie Ward A drama where working overseas turns really bad....REALLY bad This thriller is not out until March 2019 but get this on…

Book set in Iceland, The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea

  • Submitted: 12th December 2018

The Glass Woman, a novel of Icelandic witchcraft This is a historical novel mixed with fantasy and witchcraft A haunting book set in Iceland,  The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea  -…

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Nephthys

1891: Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

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