Literary fiction set in Tokyo -A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto
A Quiet Place set in Tokyo - Seicho Matsumoto While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart…
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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 Hollywood
Books set in Hollywood The city of Angels has some glitzy corners. Dark ones too. Let's go on a very interesting tour of the city that you think you know…
True crime – Under the Bridge – Rebecca Godfrey
Under the Bridge This was a tough read. A very tough read. I remember this story being in the Canadian press. I was in Canada for the first time and…
Gothic mystery set in Edinburgh Ambrose Parry
Edinburgh of The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry Gothic and deliciously dark novel of historical medicinal magic set in 1847, in Victorian Edinburgh. It’s from the pen of…
Best BookTrail of October 2023
Best booktrail of the Month for October 2023 Always hard to pick a winner as there are so many good books published right now. Not all I read are published…
