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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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Lovers and Liars Saga set in Portofino

  • Submitted: 6th February 2024

The Hotel Portofino Lovers and Liars - JP O'Connell It's rainy here in England, so I fancied a holiday in a nice hotel in Italy. Portofino? Well, why not? There's…

Historical fiction set at Loch Leven

  • Submitted: 5th February 2024

The Tower - Flora Carr Do you want to read a book you will never forget? Historical fiction with a very special insight into a real historical figure? Set in…

Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge in the Arctic – Lizzie Pook

  • Submitted: 2nd February 2024

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge A young woman in Victorian London who will stop at nothing to avenge her sister after her suspicious death aboard an Arctic exploration ship. Victorian London…

Magical realism novel set in Durban

  • Submitted: 31st January 2024

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years -Magical realism novel set in Durban This is a novel to savour. Just look at the blurb: Rebecca meets The House of Spirits in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric…

Best BookTrail of the Month

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Best BookTrail of the Month Every month, there is always one book that stands out as offering some of the most amazing reading memories and literary travel experiences you can…

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Death in the Arctic

2024:  A frozen wilderness. A killer in the skies.

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