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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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The Nightingale’s Castle set in Slovakia, Čachtice

  • Submitted: 8th May 2024

The Nightingale's Castle  - Slovakia, Čachtice If you are in the market for a historical novel with lashings of gothic drama inspired by the real life tale of a woman…

Welcome to Glorious Tuga set in the South Atlantic

  • Submitted: 6th May 2024

Welcome to Glorious Tuga - Francesca Segal Welcome to Glorious Tuga set in the South Atlantic - Set sail for a tropical paradise where secrets don't stay hidden for long...…

Spoilt Creatures set in a Kent sect – Amy Twigg

  • Submitted: 3rd May 2024

Spoilt Creatures- Amy Twigg Spoilt Creatures set in a Kent sect - Amy Twigg Think a lonely woman - a sect/commune in Kent - all manner of problems...and a way…

Birdeye set in the Catskills,NY

  • Submitted: 30th April 2024

Birdeye set in the Catskills,NY - Judith Heneghan A quiet, gentle novel this one. It draws you in slowly but surely. Until you are resident at Birdeye and living off…

Novel of identity set in the Netherlands

  • Submitted: 29th April 2024

The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden A novel by a Dutch author that intrigued me. Currently learning Dutch but thankfully this is in English. A novel of two women and…

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