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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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Adventure novel set in USA & Canada – The River by Peter Heller

  • Submitted: 23rd June 2019

An adventure down the Maskwa River The tagline shouts at you: No phones, no help, no going back: welcome to a hellish ride..The adventure of a lifetime. This is an Adventure…

Book set in Burundi &Tarifa – The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen

  • Submitted: 21st June 2019

Augusta Hope and a story of Burundi - bookreview The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen - Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six,…

Book set in China – Life by Lu Yao

  • Submitted: 20th June 2019

A book about Rural China in the 1980s A book so tiny, it made me want to read it as it looked more like a diary. It read like one…

Indie Bookshop week

  • Submitted: 18th June 2019

Bookshops and books This week is the wonderful #Indiebookshop week and there's no better time to stop and think about why bookshops are so important and why they are just…

Greece set romance – One Summer in Santorini by Sandy Barker

  • Submitted: 17th June 2019

Sailing around Santorini and Greek islands Sometimes a book comes along that you really really need, and this was the one for me. Island hopping in Greece, sailing from one…

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The House that eats the Dead

2026: A family moves into their dream home – only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger

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