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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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Historical fiction set in Nazi Germany and Cuba

  • Submitted: 8th March 2024

The Night Travellers - Armando Lucas Correa Oh this novel is immense! I experienced three of the most troubling times in modern history - Berlin in the 1930s and 1980s…

Books with weddings within

  • Submitted: 7th March 2024

Books with weddings within Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. There are some weddings in fiction that are more dramatic and unforgettable than…

True story set in the world of DNA

  • Submitted: 5th March 2024

Rosalind - Jessica Mills True story set in the world of DNA  - This book will make you angry. The warning I have to give before you read it. And…

Book set in New South Wales – Stone Yard Devotional

  • Submitted: 4th March 2024

Stone Yard Devotional - Charlotte Wood Burnt out and in need of retreat, a woman leaves the city to return to the place she grew up. She takes refuge in…

Spy novel set in Warsaw – Blood Roses

  • Submitted: 1st March 2024

Spy novel set in Warsaw - Blood Roses A spy novel with a fresh look at the late 1930s and the Nazi invasion of Warsaw. Wartime drama and lots of…

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The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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